Taiwan's fate was sealed on Dec. 15, 1978

THE CARTER ADMINISTRATION DECLARED TAIWAN PART OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 

DECISIONS MADE DECADES AGO HAVE CONSEQUENCES

On Dec. 15, 1978 Jimmie Carter recognized the Peoples Republic of China as the legitimate government of all of China including Taiwan. The U.S. simultaneously withdrew its diplomatic recognition of Taiwan , the Republic of China. The future of Taiwan was actually sealed on that date.

In 1978, China was just beginning their new economic plan and was not in the powerful position they are in today. The prudent policy should have been to recognize the The Peoples Republic of China and also to insist on the independence of Taiwan.We had the clout and China needed the recognition to have made that possible.

Every President of the United States since that time has publicly conceded to China that Taiwan is part of China. There is no legal or other outcome that will change that fateful decision from over 40 years ago.

Taiwan will sooner or later suffer the same fate as Hong Kong, which by international law existed with a 99 year lease with the U.K. When the lease expired, Hong Kong became subject to China.

So, while the state department and others keep talking about the independence of Taiwan, without a declaration of independence by Taiwan and a recognition of Taiwan as an independent country by the rest of the world all the bloviating is just that, hot air.

We hear for calls to arm Taiwan with more weapons, by some the usual suspects, like John Bolton, who is also calling for U.S. troops to be deployed to Taiwan. Without a declaration of independence and our pledge to attempt to enforce this, it is again, just hot air. Leading the Taiwanese on, that there is some hope for them is disgraceful, they will just end up as another Ukraine.

Is it our hope that a war with Taiwan and China can be used to damage China, while we do a lot of talking. and the Taiwanese will do the dieing? Does anyone really believe that the United States will go to war to insure Taiwanese independence? This again, is just another symptom of our Bipolar foreign policy.