While Taiwan has the eighth largest economy in the world, is important to U.S. interests, and occupies a militarily vital area astride critical sea lanes, it is not worthwhile for the United States to risk confronting a major nuclear-armed power such as China to stop the People's Liberation Army (PLA) from invading Taiwan. Instead, Taiwan should be spending much more than it has on its own defense, such as purchasing U.S.-made weapons platforms, rather than passively expecting the United States…
Analysts’ Debate: Should U.S. Let China Take Taiwan By Force?
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