[Vermont Lt]

I really don’t think I want to see my kids deployed to Taiwan. If China wants to invade, they will invade. There isn’t much we would be able to do about it.

[mlo]

"There isn’t much we would be able to do about it."

Nor should we. Not every fight in the world is ours.

[PGR88]

I’ve spent time in Taiwan. 10-15% of their population live and work in Mainland China. The leader of the KMT (one of the major political parties there) was recently discovered to have secretly held talks in Macau with the Chinese Government. They have divided loyalties.

Every wealthy Taiwanese has a USA, Australia, Canada, NZ or other passport and usually a home and bolt-hole somewhere else.

Avoiding military service is a common game for young people there.

If they want true independence, they would follow the Swiss and send every army conscript home with his battle rifle. Of course, their government would never consider doing something like that.

I have ZERO interest in American boys and girls dying for Taiwan.

[woodbutcher1963]

We could deport EVERY Chinese citizen in the US for starters. All college students, PHD candidates, etc.

[woodbutcher1963]

We could also rescind their most favored nation status. We could put a 100% tariff on all Chinese imports. The president could ask the American people to stop purchasing all goods and services from the country of China. How many people purchased Made in Japan or Made in Germany goods and services after WWII ? IF the free people of the world decided to stop buying anything made in China, their economy would crash overnight.

[ifinnegan]

“I really don’t think I want to see my kids deployed to Taiwan”

Are your kids in the military?