It seems the US is on a warpath. They really do want china to invade. Hopefully this game of chicken doesn’t end in nuclear annihilation.
It seems the US is on a warpath. They really do want china to invade. Hopefully this game of chicken doesn’t end in nuclear annihilation.
Except Taiwan would end up as a capitalistic neoliberal rump state that will not have the same lasting endurance as a socialist island nation.
No way in hell a capitalist island country can stand against the same kind of sanctions and embargoes that Cuba does.
Throughout the 50s-70s, south Korea’s budget was almost entirely (over 90%) funded by US aid. The government was incredibly repressive, and unrest caused by the immense poverty in their country was squashed with the help of the US military stationed in the country. This could be a similar predicament Taiwan finds itself in in this hypothetical scenario.
Taiwan was already under a somewhat similar situation during the Chiang-Kai shek regime, albeit without outright US military occupation. Taiwan used to be under a heavy authoritarian grip. They would only need to revert to their more authoritarian past to keep the nation running.
Obviously, just like the past south Korean regime, corruption would be rampant, and the government would be incredibly unstable. But with US military occupation, they can make sure a freindly government is always in place.
South Korea’s access to resources isnt blocked. China would embargo the piss out of Taiwan.
The Cuban situation and the South Korean and or Taiwan situation is not the same.