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US military will defend Taiwan - the White House responded with a 'Yes'. I believe Binden also said 'Yes'. So now the question is - will China double down and show some balls? Or will China simply blink? I guess you could say it's all up to Xi Jinping now. With this said the US should send more weapons to the island - some heavy-duty top of the line equipment.
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Heavy duty equipment won't be as effective as a deterrent as asymmetric warfare equipment which Taiwan is woefully under-equipped with.Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV View Post -
Hasn't the US always been saying they would defend Taiwan, like for years now.. The whole Ukrainian thing suddenly made them remember this?Comment
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Why would a demented communist pledge to protect Taiwan? It makes no sense. Something else is going on here."Comment
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A former poster on these forums used to express a similar opinion.Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV View Post"Comment
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He's not in a position to defend himself so I think not.Originally posted by My Wife Hates CIV View Post"Comment
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I don't think China will invade Taiwan. Too disruptive to their economy. They like making money it seems to me.Comment
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Why invade something you already own?There's nothing wrong with the dream, my friend, the problem lies with the dreamer.Comment
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Taiwan’s government says that the Republic of China, the island’s formal name, is a sovereign country and that no matter what China says it can not change that fact.Originally posted by Uncle Sparky View Post
hmmm... seems someone disagrees with you Uncle Sparky.Comment
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As you know, Taiwan has 2 main political parties: one pro China, one pro-American. As you know these parties have less love for each other than the Dems & GOP, with actual fistfights on the floor of their legislature. I'm sure you also know much of the economy of Taiwan is owned by Chinese companies.
China owns a great deal of the Taiwanese economy and the pro-China party usually has about half the seats. So, obviously 'own' was the wrong word: I should have said, 'Why attack what you already control'.
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but china will do nothing - at least not in the next couple of years. it would be a major move on chinas part to try and take the island. you will see the buildup happen months before. at least months before. the threats will continue - thats all the leadership in china has to do - for now.Comment
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Taiwan needs to load up on all the anti-ship and anti-air missiles they can afford.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Abolition of ManComment
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