What is the United States's plan if China takes Taiwan?
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- The year 2027 is predicted by many senior American defense officials as the potential date for a war between the U.S. and China, with Taiwan being at the heart of the conflict. ๐น๐ผ๐จ
- Taiwan's importance lies in its status as a flourishing democracy, its strategic location in the First Island Chain, and its role as the world's leading manufacturer of advanced computer microchips. ๐ฅ๏ธ๐ฐ
- China's got its eyes on Taiwan's microchip factories like a kid in a candy store. If they get their hands on them, they'll have the whole world by the economic balls. And that's a big no-no for the U.S. and its liberal world order. ๐ โโ๏ธ๐
- The U.S. is preparing for the possibility of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan by moving advanced microchip manufacturing to the mainland U.S. and investing in domestic production of rare earth minerals. ๐ช๐บ๐ธ
- If Taiwan falls, the U.S. plans to focus on containment of Chinese forces by strengthening the Second Island Chain, which stretches from Japan's Bonin Islands to Guam and Western New Guinea. ๐บ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธ
- The U.S. Navy is developing a "ghost fleet" of unmanned vessels to counter China's expanding naval capabilities and the potential collapse of the First Island Chain. ๐ป๐ข
- The U.S. is also building a stronger relationship with India, which has historically been aligned with Russia but is now looking to the U.S. for arms to counter China's military modernization. ๐ค๐บ๐ธ
- The fall of Taiwan could lead to a shift in allegiances among Southeast Asian nations, with many potentially aligning with China, putting pressure on India from multiple flanks. ๐ฌ๐บ๏ธ
- Increased partnerships between the Indian and American militaries aim to counter this threat, with the possibility of American forces being sent to India to help defend the nation and keep the Indian Ocean clear of Chinese fleets. ๐โณ
- The best preparation for the potential fall of Taiwan is to ensure that it never happens in the first place, as its loss would threaten the entire global world order that has created an unprecedented period of relative peace. ๐กโ
๐ SOURCES: https://pastebin.com/5p3Mk9Hd
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