Mike Pompeo: US should immediately recognize Taiwan as ‘free and sovereign country’

Fox News ^ | March 4, 2022 2:51am EST | Dom Calicchio

[Zhang Fei]

The U.S. should immediately "do the right and obvious thing" and recognize Taiwan as a "free and sovereign country," former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote Thursday night in a series of Twitter messages.

Pompeo’s comments came as he visited Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei – and as war continued to rage in Ukraine late Thursday into Friday, with a fire at a nuclear power plant bringing a potentially frightening new scenario into play, although the fire was later reported to be extinguished.

A possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan has loomed as a possibility in the wake of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, with some foreign-affairs experts arguing U.S. adversaries may be eager to test how willing and able the Biden administration is to respond to acts of aggression.

But Pompeo warned that Taiwan must not suffer an attack similar to that in Ukraine. Risk to freedom

"If any of us were mistaken or complacent about the risk to that freedom, I think we need only watch what’s taking place in Europe today to see that this continues to demand deep, concerted, focus[ed] leadership from those of us who cherish freedom," Pompeo said, according to the Taipei Times.

The world is already watching for whether economic sanctions imposed by the Biden administration and other Western leaders will be enough to convince Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war, now in its ninth day.

In the immediate term, clear support for Taiwan is an important message for the U.S. to send, Pompeo wrote Thursday.

"It is my view that the U.S. government should immediately take necessary, and long-overdue, steps to do the right and obvious thing, that is to offer the Republic of China (Taiwan) America’s diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country," wrote Pompeo, 58, a former CIA

[ifinnegan]

You guys don’t seem to be arguing against each other. Something got mixed up.

[ifinnegan]

Only ChiComs and their supporters hold your position.

[ifinnegan]

Nose Viking is another way to say wu Mao

[Kevmo]

I agree with him, but I don’t think Taiwan has ever declared independence from China.

[libh8er]

This is why Trump is Trump and Mike is Mike. To Trump the Taiwan issue is a negotiating tool. There is nothing to be gained by recognizing Taiwan as a country. Nothing changes on the ground as far as the Taiwanese or the Chinese are concerned. On the other hand if Trump presents keeping the status quo as a concession to the Chinese (Trump doing them a favor by not recognizing Taiwan as an independent country) he can demand concessions in return.

[Zhang Fei]

[The CCP needs only to unseat the government; they’ve had >30 years to prepare for the day.]

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That’s no less true of the Russians. They even had a literal puppet, Yanukovich, who ran off to his paymaster, Putin, instead of contesting the next election. No one knows how many Russian sleeper agents Putin embedded in the Ukrainian bureaucracy. And yet, to date, Zelensky remains alive (although that could change abruptly).

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Thanks. I think my problem was that I started with, “I would argue…”. ;)

Typing on this thing can be a lot harder than the spoken word.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Xi’s puppet Plugs the Pedo defend Taiwan from Xi ? Whut ?

[logi_cal869]

That’s funny coming from you.

Atypical finnigan ‘spray & pray’.

[Zhang Fei]

[Xi’s puppet Plugs the Pedo defend Taiwan from Xi ? Whut ?]

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These people aren’t morons - their corruption is carefully camouflaged under layer upon layer of chaff. And they have the media covering for them. The basic reason Biden would defend Taiwan is he’d look like crap if Taiwan fell on his watch. Afghanistan was bad enough. If Ukraine falls, that’s also on his tab. Add Taiwan to that list, and Jimmy Carter looks like Reagan compared to him.

[Chgogal]

Sorry Taiwan. Biden a puppet of China and Russia won’t do that.

[ifinnegan]

“That’s funny coming from you.

Atypical finnigan ‘spray & pray’.”

You follow what I write?

Weird.

I have no idea who you are or what you’ve ever said here. I am responding to what you said on this thread.

You support the ChiComs. Enough said.

[Dragonspirit]

We absolutely should. The Chinese are responsible for a lot of the leftwing infection in our society. Would love to arm Taiwan to the teeth and fully recognize them.

[Monterrosa-24]

In Hong Kong saying the short phrase, “Restore Hong Kong” can get one arrested with the prospect of serving some hard time. That should remind Taiwan that they must resist.

[Cobra64]

Apparently you very little about the man.

[Cobra64]

Yup. Trump/Pompeo are two tough sons-a-beeches. Heads of state fear those two… as they should.

[Cobra64]

If Taiwan falls to China, we have a world international crisis. Taiwan isn’t some dumb little third world entity. Do your homework.

[Cobra64]

Taiwan sits on about 70% of world microchip production. Intel and Samsung are building chip production facilities in the US but it will take years before the chips ship. If you think we have a chip shortage now, see what happens if China controls Taiwan production facilities.

[FLT-bird]

Well hell, Let’s just go to war with both Russia and China right this minute!

Brilliant idea.

[mewzilla]

Now I’m really wondering if Pompeo is Deep State..