Taiwan-Iran-Ukraine Trifecta?

[Cassandro]

Taiwan, Iran and Ukraine present critical issues for China, the US and Russia. From a geographical standpoint, each represents a military threat: Taiwan poses a threat to China's coastal defense; Iran poses a threat to Israel; and Ukraine poses a threat to Moscow. From a political standpoint, each represents a threat to national policies: Taiwan is part of China; Iran must not get a nuclear weapon; and Ukraine must not join NATO.

Is there any way these issues, which also threaten world peace and security, might be resolved in a cooperative joint venture?

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

Why do you cheer Russia and China on, jwoodie?

 

[Cassandro]

As it turns out, China may have blown an opportunity to grab a piece of Taiwan while Biden was President. Just as Russia grabbed a piece of Ukraine during this period, China might have been able to seize and hold a small area in southern Taiwan or its islands.

Did China not realize the extent of Biden's (or Lloyd Austin's) incapacity? Would the US have responded with any more force that it did over the Ukraine invasion? Ironically, the concealment of Biden's condition may have done more for Taiwan's protection than the US Seventh Fleet.