According to the Taiwan Relation Act of 1979 , and the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan , the U.S. will use his super power to instruct Taiwan and Japan like two pillars of a crab to contain China or to make a flash point in the Asia-Pacific Region .
The policies of Japan and the U.S. may be different but the same if the Sino-Japanese war would happen again.
I like Professor James Homes 's viewing .
Taiwan should rely more on itself instead of the United States in a potential conflict with China, said professor James Holmes of the US Naval War College during an event held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on Feb. 26.
In this event, titled Taiwan and the US Pivot to Asia: New Realities in the Region, scholars in political science and national defense were invited to discuss Taiwan's position under President Obama's new policy in Asia and the Pacific. Well known as an expert in Chinese naval modernization, Holmes believes that strong allies help weak allies help themselves.
"It will bolster security if the islanders rededicate themselves to their own defense while helping US forces pierce Chinese anti-access defenses," pointed out Holmes in an article he recently wrote for the Diplomat, a website covering current affairs based in Tokyo.
With huge resources being funneled by the People's Liberation Army to prevent Washington from intervening on Taiwan's behalf, reciprocal effort must be mounted by Taipei to influence the policy makers of the United States to come to Taiwan's rescue. Unlike what happened between 1995 and 1996, Holmes said that there will be more obstacles for the US deployment of aircraft carriers in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan should hold as long as it can before the US is able to intervene, he added.
"With defense spending hovering at just over 2% of GDP, Taipei barely meets the standard set by NATO, an alliance whose members face no threat," said Holmes regarding the determination of Taiwan to defend itself. "This bespeaks a society in denial about the dangers it confronts."
While most scholars attending the event welcome president Ma Ying-jeou's policy of reconciliation with the mainland, professor June Dreyer from the University of Miami's Department of Political Science questioned if it is still necessary for the United States to supply advanced weapons to Taiwan. Even if a unification between mainland and Taiwan will not take place, Chinese spies are still able to gain critical information of US weapon systems, according to Dreyer.
The policies of Japan and the U.S. may be different but the same if the Sino-Japanese war would happen again.
I like Professor James Homes 's viewing .
Taiwan should rely more on itself instead of the United States in a potential conflict with China, said professor James Holmes of the US Naval War College during an event held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on Feb. 26.
In this event, titled Taiwan and the US Pivot to Asia: New Realities in the Region, scholars in political science and national defense were invited to discuss Taiwan's position under President Obama's new policy in Asia and the Pacific. Well known as an expert in Chinese naval modernization, Holmes believes that strong allies help weak allies help themselves.
"It will bolster security if the islanders rededicate themselves to their own defense while helping US forces pierce Chinese anti-access defenses," pointed out Holmes in an article he recently wrote for the Diplomat, a website covering current affairs based in Tokyo.
With huge resources being funneled by the People's Liberation Army to prevent Washington from intervening on Taiwan's behalf, reciprocal effort must be mounted by Taipei to influence the policy makers of the United States to come to Taiwan's rescue. Unlike what happened between 1995 and 1996, Holmes said that there will be more obstacles for the US deployment of aircraft carriers in the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan should hold as long as it can before the US is able to intervene, he added.
"With defense spending hovering at just over 2% of GDP, Taipei barely meets the standard set by NATO, an alliance whose members face no threat," said Holmes regarding the determination of Taiwan to defend itself. "This bespeaks a society in denial about the dangers it confronts."
While most scholars attending the event welcome president Ma Ying-jeou's policy of reconciliation with the mainland, professor June Dreyer from the University of Miami's Department of Political Science questioned if it is still necessary for the United States to supply advanced weapons to Taiwan. Even if a unification between mainland and Taiwan will not take place, Chinese spies are still able to gain critical information of US weapon systems, according to Dreyer.
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