U.S. fears China attack on Taiwan
An invasion of Taiwan would force the U.S. to decide whether to go to war with China to defend an implicit ally.www.axios.com
The Biden administration has concluded that China "is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy," the Financial Times reports.
Why it matters: An invasion of Taiwan, the self-governed island claimed by Beijing, would force the U.S. to decide whether to go to war with China to defend an implicit ally.
Adm. John Aquilino, nominee to head U.S. forces in the Pacific, warned the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that the threat to Taiwan "is much closer to us than most think," CNN reported.
- The recent conclusion by the Biden administration is based on Chinese behavior during the past two months a senior U.S. official told FT.
- After a show of force by Chinese bombers off Taiwan just after President Biden took office, the State Department said: "We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan."
Adm. Philip Davidson, current head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, testified earlier this month that the Chinese military is building up offensive capability, making the threat to Taiwan "manifest during this decade — in fact, in the next six years."
- China views taking control of Taiwan as "their No. 1 priority," Aquilino said.
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U.S. fears China attack on Taiwan
An invasion of Taiwan would force the U.S. to decide whether to go to war with China to defend an implicit ally.
The Biden administration has concluded that China "is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan as President Xi Jinping becomes more willing to take risks to boost his legacy," the Financial Times reports.
Why it matters: An invasion of Taiwan, the self-governed island claimed by Beijing, would force the U.S. to decide whether to go to war with China to defend an implicit ally.
Adm. John Aquilino, nominee to head U.S. forces in the Pacific, warned the Senate Armed Services Committee this week that the threat to Taiwan "is much closer to us than most think," CNN reported.
- The recent conclusion by the Biden administration is based on Chinese behavior during the past two months a senior U.S. official told FT.
- After a show of force by Chinese bombers off Taiwan just after President Biden took office, the State Department said: "We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan."
Adm. Philip Davidson, current head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, testified earlier this month that the Chinese military is building up offensive capability, making the threat to Taiwan "manifest during this decade — in fact, in the next six years."
- China views taking control of Taiwan as "their No. 1 priority," Aquilino said.
@dbc @Suika @F-22Raptor @SpaceMan18 @mike2000 is back @Mk-313 @TheImmortal @aziqbal @That Guy @vostok @Hamartia Antidote @striver44
...cuz US doesnt want to get exposed in front of the world when it doesnt come to "defend democracy" when Taiwan starts begging for help the way ISrael was begging for help after 3 0days during that 2006 war..Seems like it's the that US that is more worried of such possibility rather than Taiwan itself...
Translation - Saving Taiwan is already impossible for US.
The RAND Corporation is useless source. You will find much better information in American Military and FAS Publications.
Even though RAND does defense consulting for the US govt and military? OK BOSS!
RAND is but a Think Tank source! Big deal. They are not in the position to tell how a war will pan out! Sorry.
Santa Monica’s not in central California, you might being thinking of the NPGS in Monterrey. Either way, yeah a lot of people probably come for the perks.
sorry, "party central" is just a term to denote any place that is the central hub for party goers. The place where the good times are.
Do folks ever wonder why USA did not retaliated against Japan immediately after its sneak attack on Pearl Harbout?
Why did USA only choose to participate in last moment in 1945 after Japan has almost lost most of its battles inside China or when it was almost over?
The A-bombs were never needed as Japan had already voiced its intengion to surrender to Stalin Russia.
So in fact USA had committed warcrimes in targeting civilian population.
it was genocidal act by USA.
But in the case of Taiwan, it will be all over before USA can even blink its eye.
A US expeditionary forces to rescue Taiwan?
Dream on.
In stoking war in the region, the objective of USA was not a direct confrontation with China where she can never win today.
USA has other objectives but for China, its mission will be completed with the reunification of Taiwan.
Now you just discovered why TSMC is targetted by USA.
Forcing them to build a plant in Texas is step one.
Americans failed in their history. What do theh knlw about Asian histories? That is why they are miscalculating one after another.
TSMC was in fact started by industrialists who came to Taiwan with General Chiang KS from Shanghai, China.
There are many pro-China and anti-USA protests in Taiwan but why are they never reported in the West.
Just like the recent lunar rock collecting mission by China, it was the greatest event in 50 years but Western News Media hardly reported it.
Be smart when reading news nowadays.
Is some dark evil force at work in the world today?
