Should The United States Go To War With China If Taiwan Is Attacked?
Rep. Ted Yoho recently announced plans to submit legislation this week for the “Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act” that would commit the United States to war against China if Beijing attacks Taiwan. Such a proposition has long been popular in the Beltway. Before tying the United States to Taipei’s fate, however, a closer analysis is warranted. The most fundamental starting point of any discussion of potential agreement that could commit our country to war is examine how it affects our interests—namely, our national security. If Taiwan were attacked, would it result in a direct threat to America? If we committed to the defense of Taiwan, what benefit does the U.S. gain that is commensurate with the enormous risk? The answers to these questions are paramount.
I posted a while back about a prophecy from Dumitru Duduman in 1996 of attack on the US by China after it blockaded Taiwan and the US responde.
Could be.
I think that treaty I named in #1370 is still in effect.
It is definitely time for President Trump to play the “Russia card” against China.
Together with strong and rapidly increasing trade sanctions, this would be part of the encirclement of China, in which Taiwan, Japan and India are also essential, along with the Muslim “-stans”
That leaves the South China Sea as the absolute center of conflict.
This has been the most predictable crisis for several decades (and many have predicted it). China has little or no oil or other raw materials; so, the question is whether or not the U.S. still has the power to interdict the shipping lanes.