Recent arms purchases from the US led China to threaten Taiwan, and that’s just the latest in a series of incidents, amid US-China tensions, in which Taiwan’s status looks to possibly be in jeopardy.
This is unfortunately inevitable in a US-China battle. Claims to Taiwan are an historic issue for China, and US recognition to Taiwan through parts of the 20th century continues to make them a possible target for China, as the US aims at Chinese claims in the South China Sea.
All four recent Chinese military exercises had components in the Taiwan Strait, reflecting its importance. Taiwanese officials have tried to address their defensibility, but the extent to which this rests on US support makes it a possible issue to China.
It’s a war no one really wants, as China reclaiming Taiwan militarily would also damage its industrial base and cost much of its value. With the US and China at odds, there remains a risk of an accidental escalation bringing Taiwan into a war.
If China wants Taiwan back, the West will ensure its return in costly pieces.
Unfortunately history shows that nations do get the wars they don’t want. Hostilities between the US and China over Taiwan will be an unrestrained war: world war. America has already committed itself to defending the whole South China Sea against Beijing’s claims of sovereignty, a waterway covering 1.4 millions square miles carrying a third of global trade worth three trillion dollars annually.
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The US wants sole control of China’s trade routes.
Taiwan fears US-China tensions put them in crosshairs.
Thats exactly what the US wants.
Create tension & chaos and present yourself as the solution.
Taiwan indeed invests in its own insecurity when it buys US weapons and thumbs their nose at their angry neighbors, it’s called a death wish.
Putin decides….
the racists in Taiwan discriminate against Taiwanese speakers—it is expected that racist amerikans would exploit this. when the US empire collapses in the next few years, their incompetent navy will be unable to prevent Taiwan from integrating w China
Taiwan had no fears like that when the previous status quo was maintained. And, if they are fearful, then go back to the One China principle when Taiwan and China benefited economically.