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From [2]: > treating Taiwan as a sub-sovereign foreign state equivalent Also nothing from [2] or [3] guarantees American military intervention. Essentially, [
by Aperocky 6y ago
From [2]:
> treating Taiwan as a sub-sovereign foreign state equivalent
Also nothing from [2] or [3] guarantees American military intervention. Essentially, [2] and [3] solidified the status of Taiwan as 'not a full sovereign'.
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> nothing from [2] or [3] guarantees American military intervention This was never the goalpost. The original comment contrasted the legal flimsiness of the joint communiqué with the Acts underlying the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. > solidified the status of Taiwan as 'not a full sovereign' Not really. The Acts give deference to the executive branch. Usually, the U.S. can't sell fighter jets to non-sovereign customers. The Acts created exceptions for Taiwan, so the President could continue paying lip service to Beijing while treating Taiwan like a sovereign nation.