[familyop]

So basically, Rice's plan is "reunification" of Taiwan with China to make the two into one country. And China had best not try any monkey business until we declare all to be well and turn our backs on Taiwan. Or maybe the plan is to spend many billions every year from now on to keep carrier groups near the Strait.

The anti-defense trade interests who claim to be conservative while praising China's form of government and pushing for that situation know what they can do with themselves.

[billybudd]

No, she's reiterating US policy as it has been for decades. The "one China policy" just means that the US government doesn't officially recognize any government on Taiwan. However, the US is forced by law to sell arms to this non-existent government. Yes, it's a crazy contradiction, but it's been this way forever. Nothing new here.