How US Converted Taiwan Into a Launchpad for War with China
Socialist ProjectMAR 16 2023
Biden Admin. Approves $180M in Military Aid for Taiwan
Image copyright: US Army Reserve [via Newsweek]
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The United State's recent push to provide defensive military aid to Taiwan is an effort to prevent China from even attempting an invasion in the first place. China seems to only be ramping up both its military capabilities and aggressive rhetoric toward the island. Taiwan must begin taking faster steps toward completing its asymmetric defense strategy to defend itself from aggression antithetical to a rules-based order.
Establishment-critical narrative
After decades of non-interference policies beginning under the Carter and Nixon administrations, recent US presidents have betrayed the "one China" policy. Even before Nancy Pelosi's reckless trip to the island — in which she was escorted by warships and aircraft carriers — the Biden admin. pondered expensive military-industrial complex weapons packages for Taipei. This is a recipe for unnecessary war and a gross waste of taxpayer funds.