Originally Posted by
blockplus
well the UN doesn’t recognize Taiwan as a separate entity from China. It is China. The last piece of China that wasn’t overrun by communism.
The difference between de jure and de facto. Taiwan is a separate country for all intents and purposes.
… this country is too trusting of China.
We’ve been preparing for the China threat for a long time. Xi has changed the dynamic for the worse, but this isn’t a total shock.
We should have been investing in Central America instead of a military foe.
No argument there. The problem is in a capitalist system money will move to where it’ll be used most efficiently. That’s been Asia for a while. Without government incentives and guidance, that’ll continue.
China will look at this economically and politically. As soon as they think they can get away with it, they will. As many people as they have in that country, they will gladly trade people for territory. It would cost the system less.
Maybe… maybe not. Look at this like a game of Risk, where nothing but territorial conquest matters and you’d be right. However, in the real world, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan makes little sense. I think it comes down to how you define “think they can get away with it.” I don’t think they’re anywhere as close as they make it sound with their rhetoric.