Posted on 07/28/2022 10:44:27 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a warning to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden in their fifth and latest conversation, warning that pushing the envelope on the sensitive issue of Taiwan would have serious consequences.
As reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was considering traveling to the disputed island next month stirred an uptick in tensions between Beijing and Washington, Xi "highlighted that the historical ins and outs of the Taiwan question are crystal clear, and so are the fact and status quo that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to one and the same China," according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry's readout of his call with Biden.
The Chinese leader called on the U.S. to abide by the commitments that serve as the cornerstone for relations established between China and the U.S. in 1979.
"The three Sino-U.S. joint communiqués embody the political commitments made by the two sides, and the one-China principle is the political foundation for China-U.S. relations," the readout stated. "China firmly opposes separatist moves toward 'Taiwan independence' and interference by external forces, and never allows any room for 'Taiwan independence' forces in whatever form."
While Washington broke off official relations with Taipei nearly half a century ago, the U.S. has since maintained an informal relationship with Taiwan in the form of military support and political engagement that have expanded in recent years as U.S.-China tensions worsened. Beijing still lays claim to the self-governing island and has warned it reserved the right bring Taipei into the Chinese Communist Party's fold through force if diplomacy did not work.
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Can you point me to a reliable source that supports that scenario.
Taiwan is an island fortress that has been preparing for this for 70 years. The Straits aren’t like crossing a river; it is many miles of open ocean.
I’ve read a lot of stuff about this. No one from a professional or even high level amateur source has suggested that China has the tools to accomplish an invasion—let alone occupation of the island.
And none of this occurs in a vacuum. The US, Korea, and Japan all have valid national interests on Taiwan.
I would be sincerely interested in reading something along those lines.
Where’s the printout of their talk??? V
Good question.
Biden’s reply: “…say, how do you guys eat ice cream over here… with chopsticks?..”
That one was GREAT!
Its my own assessment that is essentially based on the numbers you can find on the internet.
One remark you made stands out- this doesn’t occur in a vacuum. The whole world that uses chips produced in Taiwan has an interest in the outcome and most nations that the US is allied to will jump into the fight. China can’t win once the US is involved, but the damage to the infrastructure and chip foundries in Taiwan will be significant.
I think with all the sabre rattling china has been doing over Taiwan, many of the chip producers are rethinking their locations there and building elsewhere, such as nVidia in Arizona and intel in Ohio.
Point is, Taiwan cannot hope to win against China by itself, but the reality is that Taiwan is never going to be alone in such a fight.
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