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Taiwan to Trump: We are sovereign and independent (www.politico.eu)
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Taiwan asserted its sovereignty Saturday after Donald Trump warned against Taiwanese self-determination following the American leader’s two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

Taiwan “is a sovereign and independent democratic nation, and is not subordinate to the People’s Republic of China,” Taiwan’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

The ministry’s remarks come as a swift rebuke against Trump, who said Friday that he was “not looking to have somebody go independent” when asked about whether the U.S. would come to Taiwan’s rescue in the event of an invasion by China.

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[–] 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Considering 2027 is a likely time for China to attack, it's rather problematic that Trump is in charge. I rather like Taiwan being an independent nation

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  • [–] 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    China’s been a year away from attacking Taiwan for as long as:

    • Iran’s been six months from building a nuclear weapon
    • nuclear fusion reactors have been 30 years away
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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    The 2027 date comes from a report to congress in 2021 so it's not like it's always been a year away. It was also an estimate for the timescale for China to build up the military capacity to be able to annex Taiwan, AFAIK there's never been an official analysis that they actually would pull the trigger on an invasion on that timescale or any other.

    The issue is that if the analysis is correct and if they think whoever comes after Trump would be more likely to defend Taiwan than Trump is then there's an incentive to go while Trump is still president which pretty much would mean striking as soon as they had the capability, I.e. in 2027.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    They already have the capability, Iran is proof of that. The 2027 number is simply to justify the next military budget, which at this point has little influence on the future of Taiwan.

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