>It might well reclassify them as defense. >At worst, it puts them in perspective. The context is "For China to be considered an enemy it ought to have done s

>It might well reclassify them as defense. >At worst, it puts them in perspective. The context is "For China to be considered an enemy it ought to have done something." Defense of any form obviously satisfies this requirement. You are only arguing semantics. But in Taiwan, China is the bully, and the US defends peace. >the US for example would easily give away California to Mexico The US controls California. If we lost it, it would be ridiculous to spend 70 years threatening war against anyone who suggested we should admit it. >Taiwanese are settlers from China Americans are settlers from England.