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by rwarfield 514 days ago
I disagree (I don't know what "military power projection over China's coastline" even means - do you think the U.S. has military bases in Taiwan?), but the point is that these issues need to be debated by Americans without the other side surreptitiously trying to sway public opinion.
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pphysch 513 days ago
> I don't know what "military power projection over China's coastline" even means

That's the problem. There's massive lack of historical education on this topic. The Taiwan issue greatly predates TSMC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_chain_strategy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_island_chain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis

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cced 513 days ago
> these issues need to be debated by Americans

Yo can we drop the whole “our government executes on the will of the people charade”. If you think your average American has any say in their governments foreign policy I have a bridge to sell you.

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