IS THE USA CAPABLE OF THWARTING CHINESE INVASION OF TAIWAN?

by

Veteran Col SS Rajan, The Bombay Sappers

[Email: colonelrajan44@gmail.com; Cell No. 9449043770]

China, a Frankenstein monster

          Who created today’s China, a Frankenstein monster? Undoubtedly, the USA. The USA in its greed to lap up cheap goods made by forced labour in China went whole hog in developing close economic ties with China. And, in no time Chinese whose aims were very clear, ie. one of world domination and to replace the US as a superpower, went about systematically overpowering and taking over countries in Asia and Africa by ensnaring them into a debt trap. Not only that, over a period, the Chinese expanded their Armed Forces and bolstered their defence capabilities aggressively, so much so that today Chinese have forcibly occupied islands & atolls in the South China Sea belonging to others; and, China is all set to throw out the US forces from the South China Sea.       

USA, a spent force

The US today with all its bluff & bluster is no more than a toothless tiger. I do not know why the US and its West European NATO allies keep repeating that they would not allow China to attack Taiwan and gobble it; when they fully know that, when push comes to shove they will do nothing; other than to impose toothless sanctions.

People of Taiwan being taken for a ride

I feel sad for the people of Taiwan who are being taken for a ride by the false promises being made by the US and its West European NATO allies to stand by it in their hour of need. If the US is really serious and means business; let them first issue a statement recognising Taiwan as a sovereign independent Country; and secondly, state in most unequivocal & unambiguous terms that the US is committed to safeguarding the territorial integrity of Taiwan in the face of repeated Chinese threat to invade Taiwan and annex it.

Russian stand on Taiwan

Russia has already committed itself that Taiwan belongs to China; and would support China in the event of China invading Taiwan. Does the US have the gumption & military strength and wherewithal to take on China in case of it invading Taiwan, which would soon take place. It is only a question of time as to when?

AUKUS

Will the AUKUS, a military Treaty or an Alliance forged between Australia, UK and the US come to the aid of Taiwan when invaded? If the US really wishes to be a savior of Taiwan and other littoral states of South China Sea from China, the predator, it has to put up a credible armada of ships, tanks, guns and fighter aircrafts and above all Soldiers ready for battle to take on the Chinese threat; for only that would thwart any Chinese designs of invading Taiwan.

Diplomatic Blitzkrieg

Will the US launch a diplomatic blitzkrieg to free the peace loving Buddhists in Tibet and Uighurs in Xinjiang from the shackles of Chinese oppression & tyranny; and aggressively take up the case of Taiwan, Tibet and Uighurs in the UN Security Council? I am afraid the US will do nothing of that sort. Why? Because the US will not do anything that would irretrievably damage its trade relations with China, on which it is heavily dependent. I have no hesitation in stating most candidly that what matters to the US is a fistful of Dollars; and for that they would not mind compromising on anything.

Morality and the US

There is no morality in the US when it comes to statecraft. Let us not forget that the US is a Nation of immigrants whose very foundation rests on a pool of blood; for it is the early White immigrants who exterminated the ‘Native Americans’ referred to as ‘Red Indians’ by distributing blankets soaked in small pox virus. And, a few years later, it was once again the White Americans who captured Africans and brought them to the US and gave rise to a saga of slavery and horrendous brutality.

If the US were serious about Chinese’ illegal occupation of various islands & atolls in the South China Sea, belonging to the littoral states, viz, the Philippines, Vietnam & Malaysia, it would have by now put together a military alliance comprising Vietnam, Philippines and Malaysia. And for such an alliance to be credible, it is a must that India forms part of the Alliance along-with the US and Australia & New Zealand. And it is here that the genuineness of the West European Nations, viz. UK, France & Germany would be put to test. Are they serious about democratic values and preservation of freedom? And if so, are they willing to join the military alliance of South-East Asian Nations and contribute their military & economic might to rid the islands & atolls in the South China Sea of illegal occupation by China?

A word of caution to the US

In the absence of any credible military alliance of the littoral states of the South China Sea, backed by Australia, New Zealand, India and the West European countries, viz. UK, France & Germany; the US would be committing a blunder in flexing its muscles in the South China Sea in support of Taiwan. In such an eventuality, there is every likelihood that China would commence its invasion of Taiwan with a surprise attack on the US Navy in South China Sea, sinking two of its Aircraft Carriers, as its opening gambit.