China/Taiwan is a tough problem. The U.S views Taiwan as part of China. You have the spectacle now of the U.S taking the stance that Donetsk,Luhansk and Crimea are part of Ukraine and Ukraine is right to take back the territory militarily that it sees as renegade, but China which views Taiwan as renegade may not take back Taiwan military without U.S opposition. Of course there are the arguments Ukraine is not run by commies and China is, but still it seems inconsistent to me. If Taiwan declared independence it would look even more inconsistent if the U.S intervened, given that it signed an agreement with the PRC recognising Taiwan as part of China. Don’t get me wrong, I loathe the CCP the way some loathe Putin on FR
China is one of Australia’s biggest threats
US liberated Taiwan from Japan.
US owns Taiwan but is not a colonial power, but has never recognized PRC sovereignty over Taiwan. This goes back to 1949 and has never changed.