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The US has pointedly never guaranteed protection for Taiwan. Its policy has been "strategic ambiguity."

• nashashmi 2y ago
  “Guarantee” has always meant ambiguity. The other word is promise. Or commitment. Ukraine gave up its nukes to the russians after the fall of the soviets in exchange for such “guarantee”.
• EasyMark 2y ago
  That’s what they say to the public. My suspicion is they have an ironclad diplomatic agreement behind the scenes
  • antognini 2y ago
    It can't be binding unless it's a treaty. A presidential administration could tell Taiwan that they would definitely come to their aid, but a new president could establish a different policy.
  • M95D 2y ago
    US will do whatever is convenient for them at that moment.