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In reply to the discussion: GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says China can have Taiwan after 2028 if he is elected [View all]DemocratSinceBirth
(100,548 posts)38. War with China is unimaginable.
OTOH, if Taiwan falls our position in Asia falls with it. Japan, South Korea, the Philippines depend on American deterrence. Anyway I read China would need 400,000-2,000,000 troops for the mission. The latter figure is the size of their entire military. The Taiwan Strait is long. Chiang Kai-shek knew what he was doing when he set up a government in exile there. I would add Chiang was an autocrat but Taiwan is a flourishing democracy now.
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GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says China can have Taiwan after 2028 if he is elected [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
#15