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All the recent chinese military exercises and direct threats from chinese news outlets and military leaders are not .. threatening ?

China will just turn around and say that they can’t possibly threaten their own province. That’s pretty much their justification.

In July, the highest ranking EU offical visited Taiwan, and China didn't even batter an eyelid. But when the US visits, China threw its toys out of the cot and threatened the US and Taiwan.

China is the one provoking people here.

Because the EU respects the One China policy (like virtually every UN member) and because the EU does not have hundreds of military bases surrounding China.

Thats such a cop-out, the US doesn't respect the one china policy any differently to the EU. And no one is threatening China in anyone shape or form. Your argument holds as much weight as Russia using NATO as an excuse.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-china-taiwan-us-military-...

Doesn't seem like USA is respecting anything.

The US stance is it acknowledges that China believes that Taiwan is part of China. That is the equiv of saying “I know you think the sky is green, I just don’t share the same opinion.”

The US’s position is that it’s up to Taiwan to decide its own fate. And will not allow china to invade and force Taiwan to join China.

This has been the same position for the last 70 years. Taiwan has been an ally of the US long before the CCP was created.

> Taiwan has been an ally of the US long before the CCP was created.

I guess except for when the US sold the UN seat to China because it’s convenient to them at the time?

The US voted against switching from ROC to PRC. Soooo no?

I stand corrected, will check my fact more carefully next time.

Yeah and Russia was not preparing to invade Ukraine.

They have been threatening the island by flying military aircraft across the Taiwan air defense almost daily for the past year and have now surrounded the island and fired missiles over the island in a show of intimidation. What definition of "threatening" are you using?

USA flies drones everywhere… Why is it not considered threatening?

Remember when Obama asked Iran to pretty please give back their drone?

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