re: If trump talking to Taiwan is nothing why did Reagan and bushes avoid it?

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mahdragonz

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Wow. Another low information poster.

It's not a different policy....it's the exact same one.

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And nothing's changed in 36 years that might impact that stance?

What is wrong with you?

Already analysts are saying and writing that this action by Trump could complicate efforts when cooperation is sought with China over the North Korea nuclear sitation.

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Already analysts are saying and writing that this action by Trump could complicate efforts when cooperation is sought with China over the North Korea nuclear sitation.

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Holy shite, HE ACCEPTED A frickING PHONE CALL YOU INSUFFERABLE BITCH.

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Already analysts are saying and writing that this action by Trump could complicate efforts when cooperation is sought with China over the North Korea nuclear sitation

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Let me see if I have this correct.
A phone call destroys the delicate balance.
1.8 bil in military hardware is a meh.
About right?

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What is wrong with you?

Already analysts are saying and writing that this action by Trump could complicate efforts when cooperation is sought with China over the North Korea nuclear sitation.

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Exactly what do you think the Chinese want out of the NK situation? Permanent tension, balanced between collapse and war, is their ideal. There is very little we can influence about that.

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Reagan nor his administration formally communicated with Taiwan.

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That's just not true. Reference "the Six Assurances" and "James Lilley." Once again you're caught in a lie.

You just proved YOU are the low information voter in this thread.

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The United States, he explained:

1- Had not agreed to set a date for ending arms sales to the Republic of China;

2- Had not agreed to hold prior consultations with the PRC regarding arms sales to the Republic of China;

3- Would not play a mediation role between the PRC and the Republic of China;

4- Would not revise the Taiwan Relations Act;

5- Had not altered its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan; and

6- Would not exert pressure on the Republic of China to enter into negotiations with the PRC.

With American approval, the statement was made public in Taiwan three weeks later, and soon after that, "The Six Assurances" were the subject of a Senate hearing.

But this was not President Reagan's only message of reassurance.

Twice more, James Lilley delivered additional messages to Chiang. Together with the assurances, they form a startling package, one that has not received the attention it deserves.

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And, lest anyone think otherwise, I am neither anti-China nor reactionary.

I have huge regard for what China has accomplished in the last 35 years. Economic growth is one thing. They have also dealt with a mass of migration from the farms to the cities that could be overwhelming. When you consider how this affects so many aspects of life, especially the hukuo system, doing this with such litttle internal strife is impressive. Now that they are running out of labor cost advantages, how they transform into a knowledge economy will be the big test. Japan has effectively failed at this for over 20 years. An education system that prioritizes rote memory and mathematical crank-turning does that.

Most of any blowback from this will be theatre for domestic consumption. China knows that any armed takeover is a Rubicon event that neither side wants. There is even a strain there that wants something to break the impasse and lead to a realistic reconciliation. There is not that much difference between the two now, and cross-straits commerce (unheard of in Reagan's time) is commonplace.

At the end of the day, the problem I have with all this is that media writers who have never set foot in either place are spouting off like they know without a doubt that Trump has just lit the fuse for Armageddon. I'm tired of the ignorant bluster from the media.