China Policy
China is rapidly modernizing its military, both nuclear and conventional. China has repeatedly warned that it would attack Taiwan if it declared independence. China is the largest buyer of weaponry on world markets.
The EU should maintain its ban on the sale of weapon systems to China, and the US and EU should develop contingency plans for a comprehensive regime of economic "smart" sanctions against China, as well as any nation that sells weaponry to China. The benefits of economic ties with the west should be more closely tied to improved Chinese environmental and labor practices, as well as the dismantling of totalitarian institutions and practices.
The US should renounce military support for Taiwan. A Chinese attack on Taiwan is unlikely, especially given the mainland's desperate need for economic investment from Taiwan and the rest of the world.
The EU should maintain its ban on the sale of weapon systems to China, and the US and EU should develop contingency plans for a comprehensive regime of economic "smart" sanctions against China, as well as any nation that sells weaponry to China. The benefits of economic ties with the west should be more closely tied to improved Chinese environmental and labor practices, as well as the dismantling of totalitarian institutions and practices.
The US should renounce military support for Taiwan. A Chinese attack on Taiwan is unlikely, especially given the mainland's desperate need for economic investment from Taiwan and the rest of the world.
posted by BillyO at 6:17 PM
1 Comments:
An attack is unlikely? For the last 3 years China has been massing medium range missiles across the Strait from Taiwan. These missiles can hit no other target except Taiwan. China is buying and taking delivery of the newest model Kilo submarines from Russia. Under 3 knots they are totally silent and cannot be detected by US aircraft carrier groups which is what the US would have to use in Taiwans defence. Once they have enough of them (along with enough trained crews), China WILL take Taiwan.The US will be forced to honor it's promise to defend Taiwan or never be trusted by an ally again. The danger of war here is very real. Only the uninformed think otherwise.
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