If Taiwan fell to China, Japan’s rival could control the ocean, disrupting Japan’s major shipping routes.
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Tokyo, Bangkok, Berlin The world looks spellbound at the movements of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border. One source of conflict that should not be overestimated in terms of its explosiveness is almost forgotten: Taiwan. There is a risk of a direct conflict between the leading great powers USA and China.
And in contrast to Ukraine, where the US president ruled out military involvement, America is apparently ready for anything: When Biden was recently asked whether the US would defend the island state militarily in the event of an attack by China, he replied: “Yes , we have an obligation. “
The White House reassured that the US policy of so-called “strategic ambiguity” has not changed. According to this, the US supports Taiwan, but deliberately leaves its reaction open to an attack by China on Taiwan.
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