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Originally Posted by Taihang
If you are referring to my previous post, yes, I have doubts on US politicians. They abandoned Taiwan in the 1970s. It might happen again.
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Do you know why they abandoned Taiwan?
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Originally Posted by Taihang
You mean that Taiwanese could physically stop China's move? Or maybe expansion of PLAN? First island theory is no longer a viable argument considering Today's technology.
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I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss this idea. Without Taiwan, China's reach into the Pacific is drastically reduced. The increasingly bluewater PLAN need to get around the island and risk being monitored when they venture out to the Pacific. PLAN aviation's range is cut short by about 150 miles into the Pacific. Taiwan offers the US a strategic choke point against PLAN.
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You disagree with the Taiwan Relations Act?