Translation: US prepares to pull some of its military assets from Taiwan to West Asia
At this point Japan is more likely to invade and attack Taiwan then China. You can guarantee their imperial nostalgic government isn’t going to be happy about seeing a former colony they still see as theirs’ choosing to reunite with China and they will make up whatever bullshit they can.
Japan would get folded in half in a direct military confrontation with China. Like I can’t stress this enough, Japan is NOT ready for that smoke.
Not to mention how worse the demographic crisis would end up being
How can China invade a place that is part of their country? They’ll just patiently bring them into the fold through osmosis; no violence required.
the country that is known for specifically not waging wars doesn’t want to wage war??
Oh, it WANTS to wage wars.
It’s not a question of “wants” thought. It’s a question of “if it can.” Their recent statement about pulling out of hormuz and letting everyone else deal with it is proof they are falling back cause they have no production and they still want to save something for South America. So they will command Japan to go die for them while they run away.Edit: I though I read that as “specifically waging wars” and thought they meant the US changing its tune and pulling back on the Taiwan war mongering. My bad.
I think Twongo was referring to China whilst you are thinking about the US.
Yeah I absolutely read that wrong. Thought I read that as the country that is specifically known for “waging wars” now doesn’t want to wage war. And thought they mean the US all of a sudden pulling back from the Taiwan war mongering. Thank you for pointing that out.
Wow, that’s a first.
The US mind cannot understand NOT wanting a very bloody fraternal war on national soil
Fuck, now we’ve got to do the opposite
Trump, who has repeatedly touted his “great relationship” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, has downplayed the threat of the Chinese drills around Taiwan and said Xi told him he will not attack Taiwan while the U.S. president is in office - something Beijing has never confirmed.
Despite concerns in the U.S. and abroad about Trump’s inclination to back Taiwan, his administration in December unveiled a record $11 billion sale of weapons for the island, angering Beijing, which says such arms deals must end.
Nonetheless, some Japanese officials have worried Trump may be prepared to soften support for Taiwan in pursuit of a trade accord with China, a move they fear will embolden Beijing and spark conflict in an increasingly militarized East Asia.
Tokyo had been unnerved by muted U.S. rhetorical support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after her remarks last year that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could bring about a Japanese military response. Trump reportedly told her privately not to escalate the ensuing diplomatic row with Beijing.
Possible interpretations that come to mind:
- Trump understands who had to bend when he tried his tariffs bullshit with China and it wasn’t China, so his normal belligerence is reigned in a bit here because there’s a real and obvious threat to being cavalier with China.
- It’s another example of pretending to prioritize peace and deals, while looking to build up military and attack in a backstabbing way. Would fit with “sending arms” in spite of sounding like he’s wanting to stay on China’s good side for now.
- Reuters is misrepresenting the Trump admin position in some way because there’s factional infighting among imperialists who don’t like his approach to maintaining the empire.
- There is an intent to turn Japan into a proxy against China like Ukraine against Russia, but the US wants to come out looking like they don’t endorse it and are distancing from it so that China won’t cut them out of trade deals as a result.
Edit: phrasing
