Comments by "Alan Friesen" (@alanfriesen9837) on "Neocons Undermine Biden on China Ties. Brief Media on Taiwan Talks, Beijing Threatens War" video.

"Taiwan DPP is pressing for war and destruction of Taiwan Island." That's what I don't understand. Taiwan is looking oblivion straight in the eye and I don't know why they either can't recognize the threat or they are willing to die and drag their families through the horror that would obviously accompany a violent repossession of the island. Living in China is not that bad. The Chinese living in major Chinese cities have lives that are just as rich, fulfilling and pleasant as those living in Taipei. And while I understand the desire to fight for and keep the trappings of democracy, those things are far more likely to be preserved (as well as an amnesty more likely to be produced) by actively negotiating a peaceful reunion than by forcing a violent one.
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@ Cathryn Mataga, I think most policy makers in the United States realize that time is on China's side. The longer the United States chooses not to engage with China, the more likely China will succeed in a conflict between the two powers in the Western Pacific. Eventually China will reincorporate Taiwan regardless, but I suspect some in the United States believe that China can be turned back now if they can be goaded into a conflict. Donald Trump said as much at one point. To paraphrase, he said why not attack China now while we can still win?
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@sonarbangla8711 I think that would be a fantastic way to reduce the potential for disaster in the region (though we need a peaceful reunification of Korea as well). This would save the most lives and probably give the people of Taiwan their brightest future.
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@CarpsterKing I don't think a war with China would benefit the United States in any way. And the most it would do for Taiwan is postpone the inevitable for a decade or so, and that's assuming a total American victory to which I share your skepticism. I don't know that the war in Afghanistan is a good model for war in the Pacific. Some of that would depend on China's ability to blockade Taiwan and the willingness on both sides to lose military personnel and extremely high-value capital assets. American access to Taiwan would probably be less problematic than access to Afghanistan. Not everything would have to be airlifted. We would be supporting an existing government that may or may not have majority support in the countryside as well as the cities. The key advantage for the United States would be that the American industrial base would most likely be beyond China's reach. The advantage for China would be a bigger and more efficient industrial base to begin with. The advantage for Taiwan—there is no advantage for Taiwan. It sucks to be a pawn in a contest between mad queens.
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@hubewa24 In fairness that's how half the United States have handled the vaccination situation. Unfortunately you need more than half the country on board to effectively fight an epidemic. Half the country cares about people. The other half only cares about business.
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