China is not going to invade Taiwan because if they do they know they will face international sanctions that will weaken their economy. There is one thing the regime fears the most and that is a rebellion from within caused by a dissatisfied population. They have set very high standards for that satisfaction too.
I don't care. Then we just make our own chips. Im not in favor of sending kids to die so you can get the latest iphone
You could be right. But, then again, you could have been talking to Secy of State Winkin Blinkin who apparently doesn't know shit about foreign affairs after overseeing the Afghanistan fiasco. And if you don't consider that cluster-f to be a fiasco, then I don't know if you know much about how China is beefing up its military not only on the land and sea but also in space.
If they so win this competition it will be economically not through war. That is what we need to worry about.
They are 30 years behind us at least
Yes, too bad for them.
Cheap-labor industrial output? That sounds a lot more like China than Taiwan.
That will put the regime in danger and that is why it will not happen. Everyone fails to realize the regime gets its power from the economy of China.
My iPhone is two generations old but works fine.
If china attacks taiwan we should not let a single american die in that internal matter
None the less we will not fight a nuclear war with China over Taiwan and neither will China. They will never risk the international sanctions that will result from invading Taiwan. That is their deterrent.
A non-answer, a referral to some abstract entity for a question you won't answer, and a factually incorrect description of America's actual position. You hit the trifecta.
I doubt that you have done the requisite research to determine that.
They have 2 carriers. We have 11. They have little ability to project power forward. They are a defensive army that can well defend an invasion only.
I agree. I have no desire to see any conflict go nuclear. But a more contained war in the Strait of Taiwan and the South China Sea seems like a very real risk.
I hope you are right, but I think it may be wishful thinking. China is certainly acting like they want to invade Taiwan, and I think it would be a mistake to dismiss it as saber-rattling. There's no doubt they would willing to accept some consequences in exchange for Taiwan. But I agree that the best way to deter an invasion is to make those consequences unacceptably severe.
If its a problem let europe send its carriers to taiwan
What's in Canada that we would want? Maple syrup?
Yes it does. Which is not the same as recognizing it as an independent nation. America's official position is to preserve the status quo on Taiwan, which means nodding to the "One country, two systems" fiction.