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Originally Posted by gunnut
Do you know why they abandoned Taiwan?
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If you have something to say just say it. They didn't do it for love of CCPs but for American strategic interests. Maybe Tiger can give you a professional opinion about it.
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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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If you believe China has an ambition of military expansion you may have a point. But I see they are just eager to get rich. Chinese blue water navy would take 20 more years to develop and even then would not be a match to US navy power. So I say US navy does not depend on any island help to choke PLAN.
On the other hand China would not need a blue water navy to deal regional conflicts with her neighbors.
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You disagree with the Taiwan Relations Act?
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I don't think it was meant to be a strategic partnership. Does anyone believe so? It's a sweater from US Congress to make up to the bitter ROC after Nixon administration kicked her aside.