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>Since the US would come to the defense of Taiwan, it would use assets in the region so that includes naval and air assets. Such use of American forces based i
by Dalewyn 3y ago
>Since the US would come to the defense of Taiwan, it would use assets in the region so that includes naval and air assets.
Such use of American forces based in Japan would require consent from the latter, which is not a given.
>Article 4 suggests that the United States will consult with Japan in some manner on how it uses the U.S. troops based in Japan.[1]
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_and_Security_between_the_United_States_and_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Mutual_Cooperation_a...
- ericmay 3y agoIt’s a given in this particular scenario. Otherwise the US wouldn’t be there. I think it’s a much more probably scenario (however extremely unlikely) that the US would fail to engage if the invasion occurred.
- rhelz 3y agoThe US will never come to the defense of Taiwan. The US and China will never go to war with each other. Nuclear powers do not fight each other directly, they do it through proxies, like we are doing with Ukraine vs. Russia. The U.S. might send money and materiel, they might get the U.N. to issue statements, but an actual shooting war between China and America? Forget it. It will never happen, because if it did happen, life would not be worth living anywhere on earth for the next 50,000 years. And even sanctions are highly doubtful. Personally, I really like being able to design a circuit board and get it fabricated and shipped to my front door from China for $25. And massively interrupting the trade flow between China and the U.S. would lead to a world-wide depression which would make 2008 and the great depression look like boom times. Surely Taiwan knows this, and I suspect that is why TSMC wants to build fabs outside of Taiwan.