China reiterated its concerns about the Philippines’ plan to acquire the US Typhon missile defense system. In the foreign ministry press briefing on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the ministry, Mao Ning, claimed it is a “strategic and offensive” weapon which may fuel arms race in the region. China also restated its long-standing demand for the withdrawal of the system already deployed near its borders.
If Trump tries to invade Mexico and Israel still busy invading Syria and Russia busy Invading Ukraine, it would the perfect opportunity for China to invade Taiwan.
The CPC has said, literally since the separatists took the island of Taiwan, that it will never use force to integrate Taiwan under mainland governance. It has never wavered from this position. It is clear from everyone analyzing it that the reason is because such an invasion would create the conditions for a violent revolt and revolution. Instead, Taiwan and the mainland will integrate as a matter of mutual interest.
The only reason the CPC would use force against Taiwan would be if it moved to establish strategic dominance over all of China on behalf of the West.
It's absolutely incredible to me how we're just supposed to take it for granted that the US has 800 bases all over the globe and constantly interferes in affairs of other countries.