Is China Preparing for War?

[Gatekeeper]

Precisely, Tripledoc.

[Gatekeeper]

Come to think of it, Taiwan almost sounds like China's version of America's Cuba — a thorn in its side in terms of how it's governed.

[The Templar]

Originally posted by Patroklos
We wouldn't invade China, but you gan bet we would shink that fleet of floating junk they call a Navy.

It isn't really a question, if China invades Tiawan we WILL respond.

I wouldn't count on it. If the Chinese leadership were to say, "How many cities are you willing to lose for Taiwan? We're willing to lose three or four ..." then it's over for Taiwan. No president will trade Honolulu and/or Los Angeles for Taipei.

Besides, the business community has too much invested in China to let Bush and those neocons get too hot about Taiwan. What would probably happen is China would offer some economic concessions (maybe letting their currency rise) and abandon North Korea to the US in exchange for the US backing off.

[Space05us]

Can someone explain to me why we care about Taiwan in the first place?

[Verto]

Originally posted by Space05us
Can someone explain to me why we care about Taiwan in the first place?

It's a matter of principle.

[Ben Kenobi]

It has to do with the relationship between Taiwan, as the haven for the Nationalist Kuomintang.

The US has promised to defend China ie, Taiwan, from the Communist oppressors.

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Verto


It's a matter of principle.

The US is hardly a nation of "principle"

[Verto]

This coming from the Soviet sycophant.

[Nubclear]

At least we don't claim to be the defenders of freedom and democracy, all the while trying to take it away from others just because they choose a different path to it

[Verto]

We took nothing from anyone, and gave something to everyone.

[Tripledoc]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
The US has promised to defend China ie, Taiwan, from the Communist oppressors.

The US has around half a million more prisoners than China, which has four times the population. This is perhaps because in China they do not imprision the same amount of non-violent offenders, which in the US makes up around 70% of the incarcerated.

http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98dec/prisons.htm

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by Verto
We took nothing from anyone, and gave something to everyone.

Surely you don't want me to regurgitate the list of US atrocities?

[Verto]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar


Surely you don't want me to regurgitate the list of US atrocities?

No need to turn this into a useless US vs. USSR thread.

[David Floyd]

I wouldn't count on it. If the Chinese leadership were to say, "How many cities are you willing to lose for Taiwan? We're willing to lose three or four ..." then it's over for Taiwan.

But what if the United States responds with "If we lose one city, then you lose IT ALL." Turn it around - is Taiwan worth China ceasing to exist? And there's no question - if China destroyed Honololu or LA, the US would bomb China back to the LITERAL stone age.

[CharlesBHoff]

Originally posted by David Floyd


But what if the United States responds with "If we lose one city, then you lose IT ALL." Turn it around - is Taiwan worth China ceasing to exist? And there's no question - if China destroyed Honololu or LA, the US would bomb China back to the LITERAL stone age.

I donot belive that America will defend that Island from China Invadion. If we nuke China, China will nuke the United State back to the stone age also.