Those last few
sentences really don't mesh with the rest of your
points. If you are so much for
peace, why arent you suggesting the
Chinese just forget about
Taiwan and let the bastards declare
independence? The fact is, the Chinese had no intentions towards Taiwan originally because it was as poorly off as
China itself. It was completely insignificant,
economically and
politically. They were perfectly willing to let the nationalists rot in
squalor on their little
island.
The reason they want it all of a sudden is that Taiwan has become a newly
industrialized country, with a strong
semiconductor industry and powerful trading partners. If this were about
revenge on the
nationalists, mainland China could have
crushed them long ago. Clamoring for
vengeance 50 years later, when you haven't acted on it earlier, just makes you look like a
lunatic.
The US started off protecting Taiwan because they backed the nationalists. The only real reason we continue to do so is the same reason the Chinese want the island. By providing
military protection, we are placed in a position to demand any
trade concessions we wish, while also keeping trade routes for valuable semiconductors open (something that is by no means assured if China were to take over).