3 ms·
Taiwan is the rump state of the ROC, which admittedly survived so far because of US influence. But Taiwan is also not recognized by most states as a country bec
by samus 3y ago
Taiwan is the rump state of the ROC, which admittedly survived so far because of US influence. But Taiwan is also not recognized by most states as a country because of China flexing its diplomatic and economic muscles. Many countries also just don't like the West.
The current status quo is quite confusing, but has resulted in economic prosperity on both sides of the straits and mutual economic dependency of China and the West. There is little to gain and a whole lot to lose for all involved parties.
- lenkite 3y agoPrecisely. But a significant section of the U.S. government and lots of high-income U.S. citizens WANT to change the status quo. See OP. And there are good, legitimate reasons that most non-NATO nations don't like the West. They have brone the brunt of NATO interventions. Or American support for terrorism and coups. The rich strata of the U.S. who would never serve in a real, active war and have never faced human suffering in their lives - will actively cheer on and sponsor the losing side resulting in extreme number of human casualties.
- samus 3y agoI don't really agree; the training mission can contribute to stabilize the situation. It raises the incentives to not change the status quo, for both sides, since contrary to most past US interventions, escalating this issue will hurt US interests as well. Even if one side prevails without large-scale destruction, the economic impact would be severe for both sides. Apart from that, the training mission could be recalled just as quickly again. Curious about what's gonna happen after the next election.