Taiwan's foreign minister shares how the island manages to avoid direct conflict with China

Taiwan is literally teetering on the brink of armed conflict with the People's Republic of China, and any "tiny incident" can turn into a large-scale war. This was stated in an interview with the British television channel Sky News by Foreign Minister of partially recognized Taiwan Joseph W.

According to the Taiwanese diplomat, the island manages to avoid a direct conflict with China by very much restraint. It is patience that helps Taiwan not to enter the path of war with a powerful neighbor. The Minister emphasized that the pilots of the Taiwanese military aviation very well trained and know that they have no right to take the first shot.

According to Joseph Wu, sooner or later, the status quo of Taiwan will end. The island will either be absorbed by China or become an independent and recognized state. Now there is a very high risk of armed conflict. Between 2020 and 2022, Wu notes, the number of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) fighter jet flights near the island increased 5-fold.

China has never given up the possibility of using military force to establish control over Taiwan. But, emphasizes Joseph Wu, the authorities of the island are doing everything possible so that he can protect himself and defend his interests.

Recall that earlier the United States and its regional allies expressed their readiness to defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China. This is explained by the fact that if Taiwan becomes part of the PRC, US interests, both political and economic, will be dealt a severe blow. Therefore, Washington is striving to prevent such a development of events, although it continues in words not to recognize Taiwan as an independent state and to assure Beijing of its adherence to the "One China" principle.

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[voice of reason]

Whoever chooses shame will receive both shame and war (c)

[Shurik70]

the island manages to avoid direct conflict with China by holding back very long

How old can American litter be?
If there was restraint and neutrality, I wouldn’t give Ukraine 800 drones capable of dropping grenades.
So Russia will fully support China in resolving the issue with Taiwan (whatever this decision is)

[Doccor18]

Churchill seems to have said this: "If a country, choosing between war and shame, chooses shame, it gets both war and shame."

[Denis812]

sooner or later, the status quo of Taiwan will end. The island will either be absorbed by China or become an independent and recognized state.

I bet on the first. No Chinese government will survive if Taiwan becomes a fully independent nation. Nobody wants to lose power. It’s better to fight for the original Chinese territory

[Blackmokona]

Quote: Denis812

sooner or later, the status quo of Taiwan will end. The island will either be absorbed by China or become an independent and recognized state.

I bet on the first. No Chinese government will survive if Taiwan becomes a fully independent nation. Nobody wants to lose power. It’s better to fight for the original Chinese territory

What can't they resist? What will people do, go to Tiananmen Square? So some have already come out, since then the tanks of the PRC have only become better.

[Doccor18]

Quote: Denis812

I bet on the first. No Chinese government will survive if Taiwan becomes a fully independent nation. Nobody wants to lose power. It’s better to fight for the original Chinese territory

Taiwan, sooner or later, will still merge into a single China. It's unavoidable. But the PLA will not be used for this. The costs will obviously exceed the acquired. The only chance is for the PRC to become an increasingly powerful state in the political, economic and military spheres. This power will inevitably weaken the current hegemon. And after some time, 25 million Chinese will decide to reunite with 1411 million Chinese...

[Rusticolus]

That is, in words they are straight white and fluffy, for world peace. And in reality, by hook or by crook, they are trying to get into ... Asian NATO against China without soap.

[FPEDDI_KPYGEP]

or become an independent and recognized state

DPR, LPR, Abkhazia, Ossetia and PMR recognize independent recognized states simultaneously with Taiwan.

[FPEDDI_KPYGEP]

When I was still studying with me, THAT teachers, Bandera Russophobes, still drew analogies with Taiwan and the DPR, they say why Taiwan is such a developed and prosperous country and the DPR is so poor and destroyed by the war, I said that the United States stood up for Taiwan and if China starts its "ATO" then the US Army will intercede for him, that many billions of dollars have been invested in development in Taiwan, and no one has invested a penny in the DPR, Taiwan also has a lot of weapons and fighters.
It is absolutely useless to argue, all the stupid brainless Bandera-Russophobes, not a single argument worked, they are 100% sure that it was Russia that attacked the Donbass and plunged it into xaoc

[faterdom]

Joseph W...
Interesting, isn't he funny?

[Petr_Koldunov]

This is explained by the fact that if Taiwan becomes part of the PRC, US interests, both political and economic, will be dealt a severe blow.

Who is delirious? Author? Or the one the author is quoting? Taiwan AND SO AS PART OF THE PRC! Officially, documented and recognized by all UN members, including the USA :))

[Al manah]

He's only on paper. Officially, Crimea has been Russian again for 8 years, and Sberbank is just about to enter it.

[Rusticolus]

Officially, documented and recognized by all UN members, including the USA :))

A purely American "alternative" view. The United States and the UN, of course, know better whether Taiwan is included in China or not. True, the Taiwanese do not agree with this. But who will ask them about it? The problems of the Indians - the sheriff does not care.