Agreed but, again, at what cost.
As DCSaint suggests, the trick is to find a way to preserve a level of autonomy for Taiwan in a "non-Hong Kong" way that also allows the PRC to claim victory. :shrug:
Remember my "cut, run and support from afar" view applies only after the PRC has irrevocably committed to invasion. And, of course, there would be a VERY steep cost to pay in terms of global prestige and creating uncertainty in our allies. But if compared to the costs of a full conventional war approach, I'll accept that prestige loss as something that time will cure, even assuming that the next following test of our non-Taiwan resolve by the PRC will be tricky and dangerous.
Btw, can you tell me how to correctly do a multi-quote?? When I click multiple quotes and then try to reply, I only see the last post quoted.
