4 ms·
Biden, Taiwanese independence, and China: How long can the U.S. stall?
- nabla9 6y agoOne detail in the article is just wrong. > 15 Chinese warplanes, including eight bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, entered Taiwan’s air defense identification area, a no-go zone that, while not recognized by international law, the Chinese military had respected for years. This is just complete BS. Chinese warplanes fly in Taiwan's ADIZ every day. Taiwan's ADIZ extends over Chinese airspace, hundreds into kilometers Chinese mainland. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/JADIZ_and_CADIZ_and_KADIZ_in_East_China_Sea.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/JADIZ_an...
- dirtyid 6y agoSkips over the fact the bombers are primarily tasked for anitship and was on way to intercept US carrier group transiting through Bashi strait into SCS. Did a simulated attack on USS Theodore Roosevelt. Reality is, US puts hardware in region or changes political status quo, PRC will respond, maybe Taiwan sweats, but that's secondary consideration at this point.
- mytailorisrich 6y agoThe Republic of China was not founded in 1949 when the Nationalists fled the mainland for Taiwan, as is claimed in the article, but in 1912 following the Chinese Revolution and overthrow of the Empire. The Communists then took over the whole of China except the province of Taiwan where the government and its supporters retreated. When the Communists then proclaimed the People's Republic of China their position was, and still is, that the Republic of China had ceased to exist. And obviously the ROC does not recognise the PRC, either. Hence the current situation. The status quo has been working for 70 years and has maintained peace. Neither Taiwan nor the US, or the regional neighbours, have any interests in changing it.