So a Republican thinks the odds of warring with China are ‘very high’. Michael McCaul of Texas argues that the US will protect Taiwan and China will invade it.
Taiwan was fought over by the Europeans, invaded and traded with by China (after a lot of the populations had died of diseases) and annexed in the 17th century. But the US likes the fact that Chiang Kai Shek, seen as broadly anti-communist, held his last government in Taiwan. The US is not interested in freedom, never has been, but it is interested in capitalism and any pro-capitalist movements.
The irony is thr US would take Taiwan in a heartbeat if the shoe was on the other foot.