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Tomconroy

(7,611 posts) Sun Mar 6, 2022, 11:58 PM Mar 2022

I read the Taiwan Relations Act about six months ago.

I doubt if anyone can say what, if any, treaty obligations we have to come to the defense of Taiwan if it is invaded. I guess it was purposely written that way.

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I read the Taiwan Relations Act about six months ago. (Original Post) Tomconroy Mar 2022 OP

Yes, it was. Left intentionally ambiguous relayerbob Mar 2022 #1

Right, I was looking at it recently too. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #2

relayerbob

(6,544 posts)

1. Yes, it was. Left intentionally ambiguous

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Mon Mar 7, 2022, 12:01 AM

Mar 2022

Irish_Dem

(46,918 posts)

2. Right, I was looking at it recently too.

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Mon Mar 7, 2022, 12:04 AM

Mar 2022

Do we really have any treaty obligations with Taiwan?

We know that China was planning an invasion, but I think they are now jittery after Ukraine.

China likes making money and the severe sanctions no doubt make them nervous. And they don't want the world to really hate them. They want the world to buy what they sell.

Xi and Putin were planning on being the sole 21st century superpowers, but I don't think their plans are working out the way they hoped.

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