• tempest@lemmy.ca
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    1 day ago

    The US talks a big game but I doubt they would do much if China actually took Taiwan. They can’t afford economic sanctions and the population wouldn’t want to expend troops on it.

    Still China doesn’t really want instability that close to home. Far more likely to take the Hongkong approach.

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      1 day ago

      Eh, I could’ve easily seen Biden sending troops. He was pretty adamant about Taiwan. Trump? They write him a check and he’ll probably roll out the red carpet for them.

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        19 hours ago

        I just meant the " promise to do everything by the book and don’t rock the boat while you slow walk everything in your desired direction"