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Thanks for the correction, however

> The United States does not support Taiwan independence.

That speaks volumes on US' instance.

I lived long enough to see that Taiwan is mere a pawn to attack China. If dropping a nuclear bomb on Taiwan could set back China, US will do it in a heartbeat. This is how the world politics works. Always have been.

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Well the US also doesn't support Chinese intervention in Taiwanese affairs and treats Taiwan as a country in all but name which also speaks volumes. The US clearly considers Taiwan as independent and has been okay pretending otherwise as long as it's been politically convenient and China doesn't take any action to end that independence.

Well if US doesn't want China to intervene US could just let Taiwan have their nuclear weapon in the 80s, which will completely remove Military option from China, but US didn't.[1]

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[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang_Hsien-yi

I’m a staunch Taiwan advocate. But sticking nukes all over the place removes our ability to slow proliferation. And sticking nukes in others’ backyards is, well, impolite.

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