In a war, the small island of Taiwan would erupt into a battleground with an intensity unknown since the world wars. It is all about the US striving to maintain its hegemonic reach during a period of decline in global influence.

So, apparently the author of this article works for the Pentagon, and was attempting to blow the whistle on US efforts to push towards a war with China. There's a recent Washington Post article about it here.

He also wrote this article shortly before, which is worth a read.

  • SweetCheeks [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    The US doesn't care too much about taiwan, definitely not worth going to war with china over it. Losing tsmc would be a pretty big deal though.

    • pooh [she/her, love/loves]
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      3 years ago

      The US does care about losing their global empire, though. A conflict over Taiwan would just be the excuse they need to go to war with China in order to stop them from becoming the new global superpower.