- 20 Aug 2022 02:17
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"As China becomes increasingly fixated on its demographic destiny, it, too, might become more dangerous. If intractable population trends indicate that China is at its geopolitical apogee, it might attempt to leap at Taiwan through a closing window of opportunity.
The Taiwan Policy act would, inter alia, designate Taiwan as a “major non-NATO ally,” authorize $6.5 billion over four years in security assistance to prepare for various threats (invasion, blockade, cyberattacks), authorize a War Reserve Stockpile (prepositioned munitions and other vital supplies), prevent restrictions on bilateral relations between U.S. officials and their Taiwan counterparts, and elevate Taiwan’s status in international institutions.
The TPA also would mandate changing the U.S. government’s vocabulary pertaining to Taiwan, changes that might seem trivial to Americans, but would not seem so to Beijing: ending the practice of referring to Taiwan’s government as the “Taiwan authorities,” changing the language used to describe Taiwan’s diplomatic presence in Washington from “Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office” to “Taiwan Representative Office.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... c-decline/
Needless to say, we would want to position a sizeable force off Taiwan before debate on the bill starts. This is highly controversial, it's almost daring China to attack.
My 2 cents is that this will never get out of committee.
But there is a solid argument to be made for it. But, like Ukraine, it runs a nontrivial risk of conflict.
What say you?
The Taiwan Policy act would, inter alia, designate Taiwan as a “major non-NATO ally,” authorize $6.5 billion over four years in security assistance to prepare for various threats (invasion, blockade, cyberattacks), authorize a War Reserve Stockpile (prepositioned munitions and other vital supplies), prevent restrictions on bilateral relations between U.S. officials and their Taiwan counterparts, and elevate Taiwan’s status in international institutions.
The TPA also would mandate changing the U.S. government’s vocabulary pertaining to Taiwan, changes that might seem trivial to Americans, but would not seem so to Beijing: ending the practice of referring to Taiwan’s government as the “Taiwan authorities,” changing the language used to describe Taiwan’s diplomatic presence in Washington from “Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office” to “Taiwan Representative Office.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... c-decline/
Needless to say, we would want to position a sizeable force off Taiwan before debate on the bill starts. This is highly controversial, it's almost daring China to attack.
My 2 cents is that this will never get out of committee.
But there is a solid argument to be made for it. But, like Ukraine, it runs a nontrivial risk of conflict.
What say you?
Facts have a well known liberal bias