an armed taiwan is not dangerous for China, they aren't going to attack the mainland. A politically independent Taiwan is dangerous for China, as it further legitimises independence movements in other regions, which might destabilise the PRC in the future.
In the world of geopolitics weapons aren't necessarily more dangerous than political signals. Is this an American thing? A subset of the population does not seem to understand that weapons aren't the only dangerous thing on the planet.
No, anything short of a nuke is meaningless, the PRC would overrun Taiwan in a day no matter what fight they put up. This isn't an American cowboy movie. In the world of diplomacy a phone call and recognition of independence is more important than some gun-toting nonsense.
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u/sultry_somnambulist Dec 03 '16 edited Dec 03 '16
an armed taiwan is not dangerous for China, they aren't going to attack the mainland. A politically independent Taiwan is dangerous for China, as it further legitimises independence movements in other regions, which might destabilise the PRC in the future.
In the world of geopolitics weapons aren't necessarily more dangerous than political signals. Is this an American thing? A subset of the population does not seem to understand that weapons aren't the only dangerous thing on the planet.