🇺🇸 🇹🇼 🇨🇳Sending US troops to Taiwan is "on the table," says Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US Michael McCaul pic.twitter.com/b5EDQ7d3Rr
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NYPost: US troops in Taiwan 'on the table' if China invades, Michael McCaul says W
ASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul has said the US may send troops to Taiwan should China invade the self-governed island.
“If communist China invaded Taiwan, it would certainly be on the table and something that would be discussed by Congress and with the American people,” the Texas Republican told Fox News.
“Are they prepared to do this? Is Taiwan worth it? I can argue for a lot of reasons why it is.”
The potential move would represent a stark contrast to the th
e war in Ukraine, where the US has sent billions in weaponry to Kyiv but has refused to send troops. “[To deploy troops,] you’re talking about an authorized use of military force that would come out of my committee or a declaration of war, which we haven’t utilized since World War II,” McCaul said during a three-day trip to Taipei at the head of a congressional delegation.
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Update: Conflict with China 'last resort' but Congress will authorize troops if Americans support it: McCaul (FOX News).
WNU Editor: I do not see the American public supporting a policy to go to war against China to defend Taiwan. But I could be wrong.
Update #2: House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Rep. Michael McCaul is correct about this .... McCaul says China could influence, take over Taiwan in next election ‘without a shot fired’ (The Hill). Taiwan President Tsai’s party suffered losses in recent local elections (link here), and my gut tells me that many Taiwanese do not want to suffer the same fate as Ukraine. That diplomacy and accommodation with China are the preferred options.
Update #3: The Chinese are sending a message to Washington .... China military ‘ready to fight’ after drills near Taiwan (AP).
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