If a defense strategy doesn’t include “we will use weapons to stop you from doing this” it isn’t actually a defense plan, it’s a strongly worded letter.
without touching the political One China Policy outlined in the Shanghai Communiqué
Coupling that with increasing armaments is what spurred the Kissinger reference. It kinda constrains the trajectory to escalating towards war.
Which, well, as we are seeing unfold with Iran now and have with the American boondoggles of the 21st century, may not serve Taiwan or the US in the long run.
If a defense strategy doesn’t include “we will use weapons to stop you from doing this” it isn’t actually a defense plan, it’s a strongly worded letter.
Sure, but:
Coupling that with increasing armaments is what spurred the Kissinger reference. It kinda constrains the trajectory to escalating towards war.
Which, well, as we are seeing unfold with Iran now and have with the American boondoggles of the 21st century, may not serve Taiwan or the US in the long run.