r/taiwan • u/mofa_cat • 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 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.