Will Taiwan Just Give Up?

“.. Its survival depends on the promise of U.S. support, which no longer seems convincing. .. That may be all Xi needs to take Taiwan without firing a shot.” @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

This was a sad story describing how Taiwan is being led by a politician who is essentially arguing to submit to China & she actually claims to believe Taiwan will be able to keep their democracy. Delusional thinking. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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This article is a gift to CCP propaganda. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Hoo boy. I genuinely wonder if the author has ever reported on Taiwan before, and whether the editors knew ANYTHING on the topic. Theres just a lot of naïveté. The author genuinely seems to have only followed around KMT politicians! Including the ones on the April trip to China!

No, it won't. The public is not going to stand for a Hong Kong-style surrender. Ironically, though, a conciliatory KMT government may spin out China's hopes for another decade, to the point it's no longer physically capable of attacking the island.

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trump would sell Taiwan down the river if there were a dollar in it for him. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Will Taiwan Just Give Up? The Taiwanese don’t trust Trump, and they don’t believe America will come to their defense. A deal with China is starting to look inevitable. #NAFO www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Another legacy of Trump's reckless incompetence: Taiwan is giving up maintaining independence, with gigantic implications for us all www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Trump continues to encourage, spread & strengthen totalitarian regimes & weaken Democracy wherever & however he can Trump is a clear & present danger to all Free People across Planet Earth www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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It looks like Shuster has just taken a reading from the KMT party elite and a handful of retired officers and from there leaps to a national shift toward 'giving up'

“Taiwan’s survival has long depended on the promise of U.S. support. But the Taiwanese don’t trust Donald Trump, and a deal with China is starting to look inevitable,” @shustry reports. “Has Taiwan already lost?” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

"Still, the unraveling of the Pax Americana looks a lot more dangerous from the shores of Taiwan, a free nation that belongs to no trade bloc and has no formal alliances. Its survival depends on the promise of U.S. support, which no longer seems convincing."

Gift link. More than 90 percent of the world’s most advanced computer chips are made in Taiwan. "The Taiwanese don’t trust Trump, and they don’t believe America will come to their defense. A deal with China is starting to look inevitable." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

"The Taiwanese don’t trust Trump, and they don’t believe America will come to their defense. A [Hong Kong-esque] deal with [Red] China is starting to look inevitable." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Taiwanese distrust of U.S. security guarantees makes a peaceful capitulation or accommodation with Beijing increasingly inevitable. Stated Judgement: (-0.5, -0.5) — Lesser Evil

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A good read about #taiwan and #china www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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"The circular psychology is hard to break: The U.S. will not step in to help if Taiwan lacks the will to fight, and the Taiwanese will be more tempted to surrender if they believe the U.S. isn’t ready to help them" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... via @theatlantic.com

🎁🔗: Will Taiwan Just Give Up? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Why would anyone trust the U.S. anymore about anything? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

4) Meanwhile, when America's President is insane, when our munitions are low, Big Jim Ping and the PLA are Strapping On. Jim said he wanted Taiwan absorbed into China by 2027. That's next year, isn't it? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Maybe not. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

I actually hope this is a bad take, but after visiting Taiwan I don't think they got that dawg in 'em without US support

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Trump is making China more powerful by refusing to support Democracies like Taiwan. And don't kid yourself into thinking that a Chinese conquest of Taiwan would not be a disaster. Because if China succeeds in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan would be next. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Xi has read the tea leaves. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... Unfortunately, it sounds like a realistic assessment and on target that Trump cannot be trusted. Make the best deal you can make.

There's also this ... the world really doesn't need any #Taiwan crisis now, thanks www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Decades of diplomacy flushed because America chose a RepubliCon. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

To nobody's surprise Trmp has caused a rethink in Taiwan. #auspol #uspol #China #Taiwan www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

GIFT: Every part of this story is concerning or just sad. Taiwanese children are forced to learn Chinese now, not Taiwanese. We can no longer compete with China in any way. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Xi assured Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s Nationalist Party, that China would respect Taiwan’s system of government. Yeah, look how that worked out in Hong Kong! Oh, the naivete...or craven kowtowing to China's communist dictatorship! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

How long will Xi wait? He has near total capitulation already, with hardly anyone left in Taiwan who can remember how bad Chinese dictatorship was. Even the recent Hong Kong experience doesn't dissuade them. The quiet World War III ⤵️ www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

God Damn you if you voted for Trump. You are why freedom is in retreat around the world. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Will Taiwan Just Give Up? The Taiwanese don’t trust Trump, and they don’t believe America will come to their defense. A deal with China is starting to look inevitable. #NAFO www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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A must read. Gift article. F*ck Drumpf and Elon😡

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Will Taiwan Just Give Up?

Source: The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... My own pov, The Atlantici is a trusted news source, the headline , grabbing as it is lays truth to American exceptionalism . Taiwan can do what it chooses as a sovereign country. Butt out America . Don’t start a war you can’t win .