How Beijing’s ‘red lines’ over Taiwan could lead to war with U.S.

[JacksinPA]

How Beijing’s ‘red lines’ over Taiwan could lead to war with US | South China Morning Post

Unlike other flashpoints, Chinese authorities will show no flexibility and could invade if it declares independence


The People’s Liberation Army has spent years training to retake the island, and are prepared for US intervention
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This tension has been brewing since the 1940s & could soon come to a head.

 

[Tangmo]

If most if not all EU member states act by their own initiative to recognize Taiwan and establish diplomatic relations, so too of course would the USA do the same.

As would Canada, as would Mexico.

Other democracies would join in too in a concerted global campaign to smother Beijing into accepting the diplomatic recognition of the new Republic of Taiwan by the leading and many democracies of the world. Included would be Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, probably the Philippines, perhaps Thailand, Malaysia, likely India; Japan.

South Korea might opt not to participate given the risks posed by NK and China right at its borders. Japan might have some hesitations about it initially given Japan is in one of the worst neighborhoods of the world, having right there NK, China, Russia. Neither SK nor Japan would suffer their silence among fellow democracies given their security situation.

Democracies of the world recognizing Taiwan is being discussed actively in the capitals of democracies in Europe and North America and actions are being initiated presently that indicate the notion of recognition might already be getting tested out.


This month Taiwan hosted the visit by Keith Krach, the U.S. undersecretary for state. Last month Taiwan welcomed U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar. Each showed up as the highest officials of the US Government to visit Taiwan in 40 years, since 1979 when the US switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing. This month Czech Senate Pres. Milos Vystrcil, #2 in the Czech government became the first officer of a European government to visit Taiwan in 40 years and the first official of a foreign government to address the Taiwan legislature, the Yuan.

In speaking to the Taiwan national legislature Vystrcil said, "We will be a precedent for Europe, more European leaders will visit Taiwan in the future." Vystrcil said to Taiwan parliamentarians, the vast majority of whom are members of the pro independence Democratic Progressive Party, "China is trying to spread the one China principle to the world, but the Czech and European countries have their own ways of understanding this principle." Vystrcil said.

Vystrcil compared himself immodestly to Pres. Kennedy and JFK's historic visit to West Berlin during the Cold War, in which Kennedy said in German to a huge public rally, "I am a Berliner," with his own pioneering visit to Taiwan at the dangerous frontier, saying, "It is obligatory to support those who try to build democracy in difficult circumstances. I want to show my support for Taiwan and liberty. I am a Taiwanese." This is indeed a significant development and forecast for a high level official of a government of the European Union and that is complementary to the same by the United States.