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With that in mind I feel it is time for the US to take a much more aggressive stance in defending Taiwan. They should simply figure out a way for it to be an au

With that in mind I feel it is time for the US to take a much more aggressive stance in defending Taiwan. They should simply figure out a way for it to be an autonomous territory of the US. Hong Kong as well, since China is not following the requirements of the agreement forged some 20 years ago - we might as well consider those bill and void and forge an agreement with the HK government to bring them into the US fold formally. This would mean security for those territories and mutual economic prosperity.

dzonga 5y ago
that literally means war. I'm in Taiwan currently though I'm not Taiwanase or of chinese descent. Taiwan is a mono-ethnic country, where a good % of the population believe it or not identify with the mainland. Culturally their are similar, speak the same language. Mainland is Taiwan's biggest trading partner. & before the Japs was Chinese territory. and China has an iron will to bring Taiwan into the fold. What would the US gain again from making Taiwan it's territory - war and more debt. Chip fabs can easily be built in the US on a 3 year timeline. Whereas that same 3 year timeline, maybe the PRC would've taken Taiwan.
- throwawaysea 5y ago
  I think the free world owes Taiwan that degree of protection of their sovereignty. It wouldn’t likely result in war - China wouldn’t risk that, since it is as much a burden to them as it would be to the US. This is just a big game of chicken, and on one side is the US and all its allies (NATO) after all. The US would gain a foothold in the region politically and militarily, and can rest assured that the capacity for semiconductor manufacturing, a specialized capability, doesn’t fall into the hands of mainland China.
  - otoburb 5y ago
    >>I think the free world owes Taiwan that degree of protection of their sovereignty. The rest of the free world would likely need to take the first step of officially recognizing Taiwan as a sovereign country[1] before deciding to officially commit to protecting Taiwan. [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/en/country-rankings/countries-that-recognize-taiwan https://worldpopulationreview.com/en/country-rankings/countr...

dzonga 5y ago

that literally means war. I'm in Taiwan currently though I'm not Taiwanase or of chinese descent. Taiwan is a mono-ethnic country, where a good % of the population believe it or not identify with the mainland. Culturally their are similar, speak the same language. Mainland is Taiwan's biggest trading partner. & before the Japs was Chinese territory. and China has an iron will to bring Taiwan into the fold. What would the US gain again from making Taiwan it's territory - war and more debt. Chip fabs can easily be built in the US on a 3 year timeline. Whereas that same 3 year timeline, maybe the PRC would've taken Taiwan.

throwawaysea 5y ago
I think the free world owes Taiwan that degree of protection of their sovereignty. It wouldn’t likely result in war - China wouldn’t risk that, since it is as much a burden to them as it would be to the US. This is just a big game of chicken, and on one side is the US and all its allies (NATO) after all. The US would gain a foothold in the region politically and militarily, and can rest assured that the capacity for semiconductor manufacturing, a specialized capability, doesn’t fall into the hands of mainland China.
- otoburb 5y ago
  >>I think the free world owes Taiwan that degree of protection of their sovereignty. The rest of the free world would likely need to take the first step of officially recognizing Taiwan as a sovereign country[1] before deciding to officially commit to protecting Taiwan. [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/en/country-rankings/countries-that-recognize-taiwan https://worldpopulationreview.com/en/country-rankings/countr...