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From what I've seen I've come to the conclusion the Taiwanese will not fight.

You talk about defending yourself, but you can just keep still and do nothing. As I expect you will.

A nuclear war is a certainty when there's a confrontation between nuclear armed powers. If we lose, we use nukes. If they lose, they'll use nukes. Ergo: it's inevitable there will be an all-out nuclear exchange.



Please tell us what exactly you have seen that makes you come to the conclusion that “the Taiwanese” will not fight?

Were you referring to the Taiwanese people? The Taiwanese army? The Taiwanese government? The specific person that said they would defend themself?

Do you also feel that a nuclear war is inevitable between Russia and the US because of what is happening currently in the Ukraine?

Whether the US joins the fight is very much still up for debate. Whether “the Taiwanese” will fight - is probably better left for actual Taiwanese people to comment on.


I've seen Taiwanese making petty preparations for an invasion, Taiwanese soldiers complaining about poor equipment, insufficient ammunition and poor leadership and Taiwanese citizens and politicians criticizing the U.S. instead of China.

A nuclear war is not inevitable in Ukraine because the U.S. isn't a combatant. But I do believe this conflict could easily spiral out of control and lead to a nuclear confrontation between Russia and NATO.

If the U.S. were to intervene in Taiwan it would mean a direct confrontation between two nuclear armed powers which, as I claimed before, will inevitably lead to an all-out nuclear exchange.


Def see where you are coming from but why wouldn’t it just be another proxy war ala currently in Ukraine or previously in Vietnam or Korea?




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