Is it cowardice?
by Revue Party (2024-01-13 17:37:07)
Edited on 2024-01-13 17:37:35

In reply to: More political cowardice as we suck up to the ChiComs…..  posted by Marine Domer

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Trump seems to have been the only president to support Taiwan independence and he only did it a week after inciting an insurrection to remain in power.

Didn't Reagan's 1982 Communique create the policy? Bush openly opposed it. (both from Google; no real knowledge).

I'd recently watched The West Wing about Taiwan and how presidents have to dance around Taiwan Independence.

I can see being disappointed in Biden but I don't see it as breaking any rational foreign policy precedent.

I'm sure others are smarter than I am about this but I see this more as Biden maintaining what had been a status quo.

Yes, he lives with fear of saying something that might…..
by Marine Domer  (2024-01-13 22:16:13)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

offend his buddy, Xi and cause them to “escalate.”.

That sounds reasonable.
by Revue Party  (2024-01-13 23:18:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

Especially as it's been the position of every reasonable president we've had and the opposite position of the most unreasonable president we've had.

And since when did Xi become his buddy?

Maybe Xi is gonna grant the Bidens a bunch of trademarks. *
by The Holtz Room  (2024-01-14 12:50:25)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply