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Trump doesn't give two shits about Taiwan. My guess is he'll break out his great negotiation skills to get China to … agree that Taiwan is part of China and tha

Trump doesn't give two shits about Taiwan. My guess is he'll break out his great negotiation skills to get China to … agree that Taiwan is part of China and that we should pay them more for chips (except he'll sell it to us as paying less by just flat out lying about it).

toomuchtodo 2y ago
If that is the case, the timing is strange with the US State Department changing website content indicating otherwise. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzy300vlzo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzy300vlzo
- jajko 2y ago
  Any official US government foreign policy statements and stances became irrelevant in past month. Even russians struggle to change their internal narratives when trump within week switches from 'ukraine caused the war itself' to 'russia caused the war', then back, then to XYZ, and they specifically are very... flexible with official truths. Its really the mood of the given day of one man, known for his wild emotional swings which rule most if not all of his decisions. Everybody understood the game quickly, leading people on all sides are not stupid in these matters. The rest are just official PR statements 'to keep face'.
Clubber 2y ago
The US stance is that Taiwan is already part of China and has been for a while. https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/ https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/ The United States’ approach to Taiwan has remained consistent across decades and administrations. The United States has a longstanding one China policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances. We continue to have an abiding interest in peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. We oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side. We expect cross-Strait differences to be resolved by peaceful means, free from coercion, in a manner acceptable to the people on both sides of the Strait. Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States makes available defense articles and services as necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability – and maintains the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan. Keep in mind, that if we go to war with China, they'll probably have to reinstate the draft.

toomuchtodo 2y ago

If that is the case, the timing is strange with the US State Department changing website content indicating otherwise. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzy300vlzo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzy300vlzo

jajko 2y ago
Any official US government foreign policy statements and stances became irrelevant in past month. Even russians struggle to change their internal narratives when trump within week switches from 'ukraine caused the war itself' to 'russia caused the war', then back, then to XYZ, and they specifically are very... flexible with official truths. Its really the mood of the given day of one man, known for his wild emotional swings which rule most if not all of his decisions. Everybody understood the game quickly, leading people on all sides are not stupid in these matters. The rest are just official PR statements 'to keep face'.

Clubber 2y ago

The US stance is that Taiwan is already part of China and has been for a while. https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/ https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-taiwan/ The United States’ approach to Taiwan has remained consistent across decades and administrations. The United States has a longstanding one China policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances. We continue to have an abiding interest in peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. We oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side. We expect cross-Strait differences to be resolved by peaceful means, free from coercion, in a manner acceptable to the people on both sides of the Strait. Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States makes available defense articles and services as necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability – and maintains the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan. Keep in mind, that if we go to war with China, they'll probably have to reinstate the draft.