David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

Japan and South Korea pushed to become nuclear weapons states ... and - underscore this - not a single one of China's larger strategic problem solved, because Taiwan's ports all face the wrong way, west not east, meaning post-invasion China remains as landlocked as ever. 4/x — PolitiTweet.org

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But more important: 2) Suppose China did "win" such a conflict. What happens next? Violent disruption of the massive investment flows from Taiwan ... Perpetual military occupation of 24 million resistant Chinese speakers ... China's other neighbors all turn enemy ... 3/x — PolitiTweet.org

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Above all: If democracies lose foreign wars, they recriminate, then rebuild. See USA/Vietnam. When authoritarian states lose, the regime collapses. See USSR/Afghanistan. It's not only the US Navy that deters China from attacking Taiwan. It's fear of the Chinese people. END — PolitiTweet.org

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