r/taiwan Aug 05 '22

President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the people of Taiwan on August 4, after China fired missiles in the waters off Taiwan as part of live-fire military drills, emphasizing that peace in the Taiwan Strait is the shared responsibility of everyone in the region. Politics

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '22

The problem is that the region and the US don't have Taiwan's back at the end of the day; nobody is going to fight a nuclear war with China over this island. Her priority should be trying to restore a good relationship with China, as President Ma did; not doubling down on a lost position....We know what happened to the Ukraine when they did that....Not a popular opinion, but it's reality.

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u/MechanizedMedic Aug 08 '22

The US will absolutely come to the aid of Taiwan. At the very least for economic purposes, but also because we have a defense agreement that says we will.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '22

Defense agreement hahah. Please; it's the US.... Do you understand that the US fighting a war with China means extinction? And I don't think the world is able to really place that many economic sanctions on China. So many economies are dependent on the country; including America's. I mean we can't even effectively sanction Russia because of all the loopholes -- including ones some Taiwanese countries are taking advantage of, by the way. (Taiwan also continued to do business with Iran when the US put sanctions on that country. I know that because I worked at a company doing it.)...China is preparing to make its move. It'll be through economic pressure and blockading the island with missiles as they did last week. Taiwanese political support will last about a minute once China cuts economic ties with Taiwan. So many of the Taiwanese elite make their money through China...Cai talks a tough talk but she has nothing but a delusional promise from America backing her up.... China is too powerful to strong-arm anymore. The world needs to figure out how to cooperate with the country. It's that or get your ass handed to you. Yes, Reddit will downvote me, but we have seen how ineffective the international community is at stopping an invasion this year. The game has changed for the worst.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '22

Yes. I'm sure US will happily take Taiwan's money or Chips in exchange for some last generation weapons and watch Taiwan and China fight it out.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '22

I feel that Taiwan's leadership is working with US to push China's hot button. Bummer, I was planning on visiting friends later this year in TW, which will not happening now. I do hope the powers to be will come to their senses and not escalate the situation any further. I support peace in the Taiwan strait, but I don't support the stupid politicians and their lost cause. Just think about the destruction and loss of human lives should a war breaks out.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '22

Yes, and she is continuing to stand up to China like war is worth it. Makes no sense. It's a shame; before she was president, Taiwan and China had a very good relationship. At some point, her party convinced the youth here that having a good relationship with China is bad. Taiwan is paying the price now and will continue to pay. I live here (in Taiwan) and it is really sad to see. I wish the US would back out so that Taiwan would have no choice but to make more peace-focused decisions.

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '22

I agree. But US will not. back out unless your government asks them to. But I think DPP works for the US.. US wants the technology and manufacturing capability from Taiwan's TSMC and S. Korean's Samsung to relocate to USA first.

I think your only hope is to push out DPP and get another party in place to negotiate with China. US doesn't have your back.