Those must have been reliable White Horse Souses!
...or, considering it is Taiwan (and therefore, China), and Hillary, we're talking about, maybe it's more like
Posted on 03/20/2016 6:11:09 PM PDT by MtnClimber
During a presidential election campaign, candidates tend to dumb down the issues, delivering sound bites instead of nuanced policy prescriptions. That’s bad enough, but it’s even worse when candidates completely ignore looming challenges.
Such has been the case with Taiwan. Despite the fact that Taiwan is a major flashpoint for U.S.-China relations and the situation there is getting tense, Taiwan has been mentioned only once so far in the nineteen Republican and Democratic primary debates.
Politically speaking, the lack of discussion on Taiwan is understandable. Although in the long run China’s rise presents the most critical challenge to U.S. national interests, today terrorism and ISIS loom much larger in the minds of most Americans.
But with China flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and renewed uncertainty about the future of its relationship with Taiwan, the next president of the United States won’t have the luxury of ignoring China. Taiwan may not be the primary foreign policy issue of the campaign, but generating more debate about how the United States should respond to China/Taiwan issues is imperative for U.S. national security in the long run.
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I’d like politicians to start thinking about Americans first.
The relative success of free markets against centrally planned markets is a huge threat to communists. Something must be done to stop the non-approved success.
Is Taiwan someone new running for president. Is that like jaquantay?
One prominent candidate, when contacted, said she was thinking she might Taiwan on.
Amen
Another candidate said he was a Taipei personality.
I want politicians to leave me alone. The best thing they can do for the USA is defend against enemies, prosecute crime and leave everyone else the hell alone. I don’t want any government person showing up saying they are here to help me!
Those must have been reliable White Horse Souses!
...or, considering it is Taiwan (and therefore, China), and Hillary, we're talking about, maybe it's more like
You are a great American!
When I read the headline that was exactly my reaction. How about letting the world take care of itself and worry about America for a change. Although - do you want these globullists polluting America by traveling to all the great places here?
Bill Clinton got through his Presidency with “not knowing” what he’d do should Taiwan be threatened.
+1
I have friends in Taiwan and they are fine. This sounds like Kasich crap.
It’s not tipping over and capsizing is it?
something like 15% of Taiwan’s population now lives in China, doing business, marrying locals, going to school, etc...
China is playing a very long game, bringing Taiwan every closer to them via trade, investment, economics, tourism, immigration - while at the same time isolating their government diplomatically.
China does not need to invade.
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