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Will China decide: America is distracted with two wars, it’s time to take Taiwan? Very unlikely, unless the Taiwanese do something really silly like declaring
by simonblack 3y ago
Will China decide: America is distracted with two wars, it’s time to take Taiwan?
Very unlikely, unless the Taiwanese do something really silly like declaring independence and secession. (You know, like firing on Fort Sumpter)
In effect, The Chinese invading Taiwan is pretty much like the Marines storming ashore in Manhattan. A waste of everybodys' time.
- smt88 3y agoThe Chinese invading Taiwan is like Russia invading Ukraine: something people said was foolish and impossible until it happened.
- simonblack 3y agoTaiwan is legally part of China. (Or conversely, China is legally part of Taiwan.) Both China and Taiwan claim control over all of the combined China-Taiwan. The US and most other countries officially recognise Taiwan as Part of the 'One China Policy'.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_China
- smt88 3y agoIf you read your own link, you'd know that the US doesn't take a stance on whether Taiwan is a sovereign state. Taiwan is not "legally" part of China because international borders aren't governed by laws. They're constructs of implicit military threats and explicit diplomatic relations.