I understand your point. But ambiguity has deterred a formal Taiwan president from declaring independence. "Aggression" may not be the right choice of word, but

I understand your point. But ambiguity has deterred a formal Taiwan president from declaring independence. "Aggression" may not be the right choice of word, but this is what I meant, "the leash is gone" in the original post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/12/11/taiwans-president-unfazed-by-us-warning/52f624b1-1ac5-483f-82cb-61ea5cb784ce/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/12/11/t...