Wednesday, October 13, 2021

RETHINKING - October 12, 2021 - Difficult Question


In the last few days, we have been reading a lot of news and opinions about the Chinese invasion of Taiwan. 

 

Nobody expected that President Xi had the aggression to send military airplanes that flew over the Taiwanese sky a few days ago, but he did.


 Now, the questions come about what the next aggression will be. One of these questions is the title of the new opinion column of William A. Galston in The Wall Street Journal “Will America Come to Taiwan’s Defense?” (October 12, 2021)

 

Mr. Galston wrote “Beijing’s growing belligerence coincides with declining U.S. military power.” “The West won the Cold War without firing a shot, but the intensifying struggle with China may not end so well. The record number of Chinese military aircraft flying near Taiwan last week raised alarm bells—and questions.”

 

My comment in the blog sector of the WSJ was: 

 

“It is difficult to give the right answer to the question of this opinion column. The recent events in Afghanistan showed that the United States looks in a weak situation to start a new war.”

 

SOURCES: The Wall Street Journal, my own think tank.


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