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by TulliusCicero 201 days ago
There's a similar population ratio between the PRC and Taiwan I believe, so I guess Taiwan should just give up on having a military entirely then?

Not possible for them to stop China, so why bother? Just lie back and think of Ireland.

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Russia invading Ireland would be like China invading Cuba.. there's a geo in geopolitics for a reason..
Would it not be more like Russia invading Königsberg?

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

Well if they had reached Atlantic before that...
If Taiwan weren't defended by the US (for purely strategic interests, certainly not because of idealism or democracy) then yes, sure. Better than a destructive war with the same identical outcome.

Btw, do you also happen to think that Ireland should arm itself against a possible invasion from the US?