tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post93333797167304369..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: US China Policy: Opposite Poles IIMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-86247323666282405232010-06-17T00:01:11.175+08:002010-06-17T00:01:11.175+08:00Maybe the US should hang around long enough to ent...Maybe the US should hang around long enough to entice the Chinese into buying / digging the mines, and then pull out, leaving the security detail to the PLA. That would both free up the US Army and at the same give Al Queda and the Taliban a new target, since Chinese oppression is likely to be heavy in order to protect it's investments.<br /><br />In other words, the Americans should learn from the French withdrawal from Indochina and use it on the Chinese. Wouldn't that be poetic justice?<br /><br />Of course, the outcome would be as awful for the average Afghan as it was for the average Vietnamese...lesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-26428139330095405812010-06-15T22:40:33.167+08:002010-06-15T22:40:33.167+08:00Great blog entry. During the Cold War, corporate ...Great blog entry. During the Cold War, corporate interests aligned with the US and the US won. China is now making sure the corporate interests are aligned with China. Money, rather than ideology, is molding world events.Islanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027760124467699924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-13924328981653993932010-06-15T21:35:56.526+08:002010-06-15T21:35:56.526+08:00Thank you Jade. It was a pleasure.Thank you Jade. It was a pleasure.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-25355457870607659162010-06-15T21:26:58.040+08:002010-06-15T21:26:58.040+08:00Michael,
I read your response to Mr. Tsang's ...Michael,<br /><br />I read your response to Mr. Tsang's "upside down description" of relations between Taiwan, China, and the United States with heart felt emotion. You help Taiwanese people to have their voice heard with your deep knowledge of Taiwan history and the strggle of Taiwanese people for democracy. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.Jadenoreply@blogger.com