Comments by "0IIIIII" (@0IIIIII) on "ABC News"
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Biden said US will defend Taiwan. He did not answer what role the US will militarily will play. Lloyd has echoed Biden’s answers, that the long-standing policy has not changed. To come out and say “yes or no” to troop deployment is risky for multiple reasons.
If the US gives a statement affirming US troops will deploy to Taiwan and fight a Chinese invasion, then China may call the bluff and attack, which hurts Taiwan and means the US will either loose credibility if it does not respond, or will be forced to fight a bloody war if it does respond.
Alternatively, if the US says “no American troops in Taiwan”, this may embolden Chinese claims and rattle Taiwanese, leading to an invasion of Taiwan or Taiwan trading its sovereignty to China to avert an invasion. US interests aren’t helped here either.
The solution therefore, is to to speak as Biden and Lloyd have done, which is to reassure Taiwan and deter China with ambiguous messaging. This way China is discouraged from war, and Taiwan averts an invasion. US interests are served.
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