{"id":2052033,"date":"2023-10-02T07:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-losing-to-china-would-have-dire-consequences-for-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2023-10-02T07:52:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T11:52:06","slug":"taiwan-losing-to-china-would-have-dire-consequences-for-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-losing-to-china-would-have-dire-consequences-for-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"If Taiwan falls to China, the US faces grave consequences."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftaiwan-losing-to-china-would-have-dire-consequences-for-the-united-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2052033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Importance of U.S. Support for Taiwan<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This month, \u2063Chinese military\u2064 flights near Taiwan reached\u200c an all-time \u2063high. In a single day in September, aircraft from\u2062 the People\u2019s\u200b Liberation Army crossed \u200binto \u200dTaiwan\u2019s Air \u200bDefense Identification Zone more\u2064 than 100 times. As China\u2019s campaign of military intimidation toward the self-governing island reaches new heights, it\u2019s\u2064 important to remember why U.S. \u2063support for the \u2063island nation is more \u2062vital than\u2064 ever.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Deterring China from launching an invasion of Taiwan and dominating the world\u2019s largest market\u200b zone \u2062is a vital U.S. interest. This is not\u2063 simply because Taiwan is part\u200d of an esoteric global struggle between democracies and autocracies, but because\u200c its loss to China would have grave consequences for \u2062American security\u200d and prosperity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-448833239\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8dc1032a86b155d509fa431ceefb4348 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-8dc1032a86b155d509fa431ceefb4348\"><\/div>\n<p>Popularly dubbed \u201cthe world\u2019s most\u2063 dangerous flashpoint,\u201d Taiwan is rarely far from the headlines. In recent years, under Chinese Communist Party\u200d leader Xi Jinping, China\u2019s rhetoric and military intimidation tactics aimed at the \u2062island have grown more aggressive and escalatory, sounding alarm \u200cbells in \u200dWashington and \u2064among\u2064 America\u2019s regional allies.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Admiral Phil Davidson, head of the Indo-Pacific\u2062 Command (INDOPACOM)\u2064 warned that \u2063the\u2062 PRC threat to \u200dTaiwan would manifest \u201cin the \u200dnext six years.\u201d Last year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken lamented that \u201cBeijing\u2063 [is] determined to pursue reunification [with Taiwan] on a\u200c much faster timeline\u201d than previously thought.<\/p>\n<p>Even if\u200d no formal invasion timeline has\u200b been set, there is\u200d no denying \u2064China\u2019s rhetoric and \u200bactivities have \u2064grown increasingly provocative. In recent years,\u2064 it \u200dhas\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taiwan-losing-to-china-would-have-dire-consequences-for-the-united-states\/\" title=\"If Taiwan falls to China, the US faces grave consequences.\">conducted live-fire missile tests<\/a> and military exercises\u200b around the \u2063island and encircled Taiwan with warships to conduct a mock blockade. Beijing has levied draconian\u2062 economic sanctions on\u2064 the island and\u200d has whittled down the number of countries formally recognizing Taiwan from 22 to\u2063 just\u2064 13.<\/p>\n<p>We know why Taiwan matters a great deal to the Chinese\u2064 Communist Party (CCP). For one thing, the\u2063 party has closely tied its legitimacy and national \u200dnarrative to plans \u200cfor \u201creunification\u201d with the island. For another, Taiwan\u2019s status as a thriving democracy also exposes as fraudulent the\u2064 CCP\u2019s narrative that the\u2063 Chinese people are ill-suited \u200cto political \u2063freedom\u200c and democratic\u200b governance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-db68c79de712c9cfcb457e5dbc40d626 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-db68c79de712c9cfcb457e5dbc40d626\"><\/div>\n<p>Finally, the party sees Taiwan\u2019s de facto independent status as a painful reminder of\u2062 China\u2019s \u2064\u201ccentury of humiliation.\u201d It portrays \u201creunification\u201d as a \u2062vital step in China\u2019s national rejuvenation, a project that would have China resume\u200d its rightful place\u2062 \u2014 in the party\u2019s view \u2014 not only as \u2063Asia\u2019s hegemon but as the world\u2019s most powerful nation.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwan\u2019s security also matters a great deal\u2064 to the U.S. The island has a vital role to play in denying China\u2019s hegemony over vital global supply chains \u200band maritime \u200dtrading routes. It \u2063is also essential in\u200b preserving the integrity of America\u2019s First Island Chain defense strategy, and in maintaining a coalition of Indo-Pacific capitals dedicated to resisting China\u2019s imperial ambitions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heart \u2064of America\u2019s Economy<\/h2>\n<p>A Chinese \u2062invasion of Taiwan would \u200dhave terrible consequences for the U.S. economy. The costs to American workers \u200cin terms of wages and jobs lost would be severe. \u2063Taiwan \u200dis the fifth-largest economy in Asia and a top-10 trading partner of the \u2062U.S. Most\u2063 importantly, an astonishing 90 percent \u2063of the\u200d world\u2019s most \u2062advanced semiconductors are manufactured in Taiwan. These tiny chips are critical components\u200d of\u200c nearly every electronic system in\u200d the \u2064United States from smartphones and\u2063 laptops to fighter jets; without them, the U.S. economy\u200b would grind\u200c to a \u200dhalt.<\/p>\n<p>Over the long term, the U.S. must seek to improve its \u2064resilience to supply-chain shocks through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-republican-debate-heres-how-the-candidates-handled-healthcare\/\" title=\"Candidates' healthcare approaches at the second Republican debate.\">increased domestic manufacturing<\/a> and\u2062 pro-growth reforms \u2064to incentivize investment in this\u200b critical \u200csector. For the foreseeable future, however, Taiwan will play\u2063 a central role in the global supply of advanced semiconductors, and that supply would be badly disrupted in any \u200cconflict across the Taiwan Strait. Worse still, if China were able to assume control of Taiwan\u2019s semiconductor industry, it would grant Beijing enormous\u200d coercive leverage over \u200dthe U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-13c019fc880862d71c14b9314288fdf3 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-13c019fc880862d71c14b9314288fdf3\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Line of Defense<\/h2>\n<p>Taiwan is a key \u200cnode in the \u201cfirst \u200disland chain\u201d of military outposts spanning north to\u200c south \u2063from Japan to the Indonesian archipelago.\u200d If Beijing conquers Taiwan, it will\u2064 have broken through this first line of\u200d defense, offering the Chinese military \u200beasy access to the\u200b Western Pacific \u2062and positioning China to use military force \u2064far more easily \u200cagainst Japan or the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>This matters not only because\u200d America is treaty-bound to defend both allies, but also because Beijing would \u2062be in \u2064a stronger \u200cposition to compel regional capitals. It would also increase the threat posed by the Chinese military to\u2063 Guam, Hawaii, and other U.S. territories, partners, and personnel \u200cin the Pacific.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">America\u2019s Credibility<\/h2>\n<p>Across \u200dthe Indo-Pacific, nations expect the United States to defend Taiwan from a Chinese assault. If China can get away with seizing Taiwan, it would send a clear signal to the rest of \u200dAsia: \u201cYou\u2019re on your\u2063 own.\u201d Other\u200d nations would\u200d no longer be as confident in\u2063 America\u2019s willingness or ability to defend them from China\u2019s wrath, and as a result, might\u200d be more likely to\u2062 cozy up to China.<\/p>\n<p>This would be disastrous because \u2064preventing China\u200c from dominating the Indo-Pacific will require a\u2062 collaborative effort between the U.S. and its partners and allies. Only the U.S. can lead\u200b such an effort, \u200bbut it\u200c cannot defend against China\u2019s imperial ambitions alone. It is therefore imperative\u2064 that America\u2019s Asian partners \u200cand allies also\u2064 step up, especially \u2064by strengthening their own defenses\u2063 and working together with the \u2063U.S. and each other to deter and defend against Chinese\u2063 aggression.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Denying Imperial Ambitions<\/h2>\n<p>Far\u2063 from an idealistic crusade on behalf of democracy, America\u2019s interest in Taiwan \u200cis based on a \u2064pragmatic assessment of geography, economic security, alliance management, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-nations-weighs-taliban-admission\/\" title=\"United Nations Weighs Taliban Admission\">great power politics<\/a>, and military deterrence in a web of overlapping national interests that intersect at this small \u2063island in\u200b the Pacific. The U.S. simply cannot allow the CCP to obtain hegemonic influence over\u2063 the world\u2019s largest market zone, which \u2063would give it enormous power to engage in economic coercion\u200d against\u2062 the U.S. and others.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, the U.S. has a vested\u200b interest \u200din denying\u200c Beijing\u2019s imperial ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Taiwan is central to\u200d that\u200d effort.<\/p>\n<p>Even\u2063 as \u2063we acknowledge Taiwan\u2019s vital importance\u200b to the\u200c U.S., we should be clear: America does not seek a war with China over Taiwan. Quite the opposite. Our apex priority is\u2062 to deter the PRC \u200bfrom ever launching an\u2062 invasion.\u2063 That will require Taiwan to do more, including increasing defense spending and adopting \u200da more effective defense strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Most\u200d importantly, it will require ensuring that, \u200cthrough enhanced U.S. military\u200c deterrence,\u200d the CCP\u2062 recognizes \u200bthat an invasion of Taiwan would not only fail but also prove exceptionally\u200b costly for\u200b China and potentially fatal for any\u2062 Chinese leader responsible\u2062 for the catastrophe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c3a69a2181d2470dd92fb3919901bb61 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c3a69a2181d2470dd92fb3919901bb61\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>International\u200d law, \u2064and the right to self-determination are all at stake. How can the U.S. ensure\u2063 the continued commitment\u200d of like-minded nations in the \u200bregion amidst growing\u200b doubts? What steps should the U.S. take to\u200b prevent \u2062countries\u200d in the\u200b region from aligning with China&#8217;s interests? How \u2063can the U.S. effectively counter China&#8217;s influence \u2062and maintain the balance of \u200dpower in the region<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ective\u2064 effort\u2063 among like-minded nations. If countries\u200d in the\u200c region\u200b lose faith in U.S. commitment to their security, they may be more inclined to accommodate China or even\u200c align with \u2064its interests, destabilizing\u200d the \u200bbalance of power in the \u200bregion and diminishing America\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, allowing China to forcibly take\u200c over Taiwan without \u2062any consequence would undermine\u200b the global norms and principles that\u200b the\u2063 United States has championed for decades. Respect for sovereignty,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, Chinese military flights near Taiwan hit a record high. In September, over 100 aircraft from the People\u2019s Liberation Army entered Taiwan\u2019s Air Defense Identification Zone in a single day. As China&#8217;s military intimidation of the self-governing island escalates, it&#8217;s crucial to recall the reasons behind U.S. support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2455,"featured_media":2052034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2052033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2455"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2052033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2052034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2052033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2052033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}