There's a chance that it's already been discussed with Beijing and such news that I've snatched up could be 48 hours old and just hitting the news agencies for print concerning this coercive barrage of aircraft poking at Taiwan. Or not.The United States is "concerned."
The United States "urges."
Whoa!
Those dyed-hair tyrants must be shaking in their boots at such tough talk.
If we had a real President and a real Congress, China would be told in private (so that they do not lose face) to stop it, or the United States would take vigorous action, such as recognizing Taiwan as an independent nation.
Bullies -- whether they be nations or common predators that prowl our city streets 24/7 -- understand only one thing: the iron fist.
The United States is "concerned."
The United States "urges."
Whoa!
Those dyed-hair tyrants must be shaking in their boots at such tough talk.
If we had a real President and a real Congress, China would be told in private (so that they do not lose face) to stop it, or the United States would take vigorous action, such as recognizing Taiwan as an independent nation.
Bullies -- whether they be nations or common predators that prowl our city streets 24/7 -- understand only one thing: the iron fist.
Sadly, the United States has to draw the line somewhere.So you want to provoke a shooting war with a nuclear power?
Sadly, the United States has to draw the line somewhere.
I can understand that some people feel that Taiwan is not worth it.
I believe that the U.S. and the USSR almost came to blows over Russian missiles in Cuba. Fortunately, the two superpowers both compromised in order to prevent war.
I do not think that China wants war. Yes, it could destroy the U.S. But it knows that China would not only be destroyed in return but also freed from Communist tyranny.
We little people can only hope that the Chinese & Americans are having secret talks about this Taiwan matter. (Japan, I hear, is deeply "concerned" about China's bullying of Taiwan.)
It is not.Explain how Taiwan is at all comparable to the Cuban missile crisis.
It is not.
That is why many (most?) Americans may be ready to sacrifice Taiwan to the wolves.
I hope that the United States can somehow find a way to persuade China to lay off Taiwan.
Maybe some official in the Dem administration (certainly not that silly little Secretary of State) can find a way.
By all rights, isn't this an act of war
Taiwan has claimed such ADIZ was done illegally. One does wonder how exactly is it proven in that such an atmospheric boundary is breached by a foreign aircraft in flight in the moment. Unless so obvious that said foreign aircraft have directly crossed over at any point a land mass in violation. Experienced aviators, pleased advise. It's also noteworthy at this time to remind ourselves that Beijing has threatened Taiwan with force often.China has not entered Taiwanese airspace. It has flown in international airspace that Taiwan has identified as its air defence identification zone.
An area that Taiwan wants all entering airplanes to identify themselves. Air defence identification zones have no legal basis, entering them is not an act of war
There is no illegal entry of an ADIZ. ADIZ’s are not a legally enforceable construct.
As for Taiwan, it was founded by the former leader of China. Taiwan still officially claims that it is the rightful ruler of mainland China.
Nobody believes the USA would go to war with China to protect Taiwan. Least of all China.The United States is "concerned."
The United States "urges."
Whoa!
Those dyed-hair tyrants must be shaking in their boots at such tough talk.
If we had a real President and a real Congress, China would be told in private (so that they do not lose face) to stop it, or the United States would take vigorous action, such as recognizing Taiwan as an independent nation.
Bullies -- whether they be nations or common predators that prowl our city streets 24/7 -- understand only one thing: the iron fist.
Yes. Taiwan was just a province of China that Chuang Kai-Shek and the Kuomintang retreated to in '49. And the US officially tossed them under the China bus when the PRC was recognized and took Taiwan's seat in the U.N..There is no illegal entry of an ADIZ. ADIZ’s are not a legally enforceable construct.
As for Taiwan, it was founded by the former leader of China. Taiwan still officially claims that it is the rightful ruler of mainland China.
Yes. Taiwan was just a province of China that Chuang Kai-Shek and the Kuomintang retreated to in '49. And the US officially tossed them under the China bus when the PRC was recognized and took Taiwan's seat in the U.N..
Nobody believes the USA would go to war with China to protect Taiwan. Least of all China.
Your 'iron fist' ain't what you think it is.
China has not entered Taiwanese airspace. It has flown in international airspace that Taiwan has identified as its air defence identification zone.
An area that Taiwan wants all entering airplanes to identify themselves. Air defence identification zones have no legal basis, entering them is not an act of war
Not true. All nations have their own National Airspace, and all aircraft (Private, National, or Military) have to identify themselves prior to entering it. It is part of International Law, actually. As well as they make first contact and identify themselves in English. And such zones do indeed have a legal basis, just as the naval zones did in the era before aircraft. Most aviation laws are actual descendants of older naval laws.
Chapter 4: Military Activities in an EEZ – Law of the Sea
Military Activities in an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) In May 2016, following a “dangerous” intercept by two Chinese J-11 fighter jets that approached within 50 feet of an U.S. EP-3 Aries reconnaissance aircraft, China’s Foreign Ministry demanded that the U.S.sites.tufts.edu
Your claims are about half right, and very slanted. True, entering them is not an act of war. But they are legal, and Taiwan is hardly the only nation that has them. In fact, most nations do, so long as they have the infrastructure to enforce them.
However, Beijing says it is a rebel province that must be reunified with the rest of the country and has noted on several occasions that it intends to recover the territory by force if necessary. EFE
An EEZ is not the same thing as an ADIZ. The former actually has international law supporting it.
However, international law does not prohibit coastal States from establishing ADIZs for security reasons in the international airspace within their EEZ. For example, an aircraft approaching national airspace may be required to identify itself while in international airspace as a condition of entry approval. ADIZs are justified in international law on the basis that a State has the right to impose reasonable conditions for entry into its national airspace. States that have standing ADIZs include Indonesia (over the island of Java), U.S., Japan, Canada, and France. U.S. ADIZs are set forth in 14 CFR 99.42, 99.43, 99.45, and 99.47 for the continental U.S, Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii respectively.
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