Visitors to the Washington Post website commented daily on an article written by Elbridge A. Colby, former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Strategy.
The author argues that today Washington will have to choose between helping Kiev and Taipei, because there are no longer enough opportunities to provide active support in either direction.
The ability of the United States to prevent China from conquering Taiwan has been severely compromised in recent years. The Chinese fleet is already superior to ours; China’s air and space forces are improving rapidly, and its missile power threatens to undermine the US military’s ability to intervene effectively. Even the normally confident commander of US Indo-Pacific Command recently testified that trends in the Pacific are moving “in the wrong direction.” As a result, the question is now very serious whether the United States will be able to repel a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
- says the article.
The author warns that restoring military balance is still possible if (quote) “we get what they need for Taiwanese and American forces in Asia as quickly as possible.”
But we can’t count on that by sending so much aid to Ukraine. The fact is that Ukraine and Taiwan need several identical types of weapons. But the United States has a limited supply of these weapons in its available inventory, and our defense industry will not be able to produce enough of these critical weapons for many years to come.
– continues the author.
The author proposes to transfer the burden of military maintenance from Ukraine to European countries, simultaneously increasing the production of military products. At the same time, American society itself – as the comments show – is much more radical and wants the military defeat of Russia.
The original post under which the answers are left is To avoid war with China, the United States must prioritize Taiwan over Ukraine. All opinions presented reflect the position of only the stated authors of the resource.
Well, that’s a no-brainer. Why should the United States give away billions and billions of valuable “freedom and democracy” arsenals when it can sell them to Taiwan? Especially now. (Taiwan President) Tsai Ing-wen should be in Hiroshima instead of Volodymyr Zelenskyy. She also asks a lot, but is ready to pay
said Keong Loh.
I have always believed that China would not stop an attack that would endanger peace and stability in the Pacific region.
says ab6250.
It’s funny. Yes, we have to worry about China/Taiwan, but the first concern is Ukraine. If we leave Ukraine, China will understand that we are ready to bend
ernelson428 objected.
Ridiculous posture disguised as analysis. Taiwan is not a shield against China’s hegemonic plans in Asia; but if Ukraine falls (…)
– picks up the perman52 reader.
The United States is a superpower. We can support both Ukraine and Taiwan. Yielding to either Russia or China in their desire to expand territory would only encourage the other
writes hartx1970.
The only thing that will save Taiwan is if the conflict seems too painful politically and economically for China. The only way to clarify this is to see Russia fail in Ukraine. China has so many ships in the South China Sea that it could line them up in the Taiwan Strait and the United States could do nothing there militarily but insignificant noise or entry into World War III .
– expressed the opinion of Micke Olsen.
(…) Russia is in Ukraine right now. And the Chinese invasion of Taiwan is only hypothetical
- comments a certain James Tiberius.
Photos used: US Navy
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