Beijing has said it will not hesitate to use force if Taipei formally declares independence, or in the case of external intervention -- including by the United States, the island's most powerful unofficial ally
I fully expected China to resolve this issue before the end of the Clintooon Admin. They had paid Slick Willy and the Dems plenty of money to look the other way... I was glad to be wrong on that. I imagine that few Americans today are even aware that we have a strategic obligation to Taiwan - or would even care.
I asked that my post #945 be remmed. No sauce forthcoming, will repost IF proven true.