> Also, the issue would not be resolved by force and the U.S. has an agreement with Taiwan to defend it if necessary.
To further clarify, the Taiwan Relations Act requires the US to give Taiwan the ability to defend itself; whether this would bind the US to directly intervene in a conflict on Taiwan's behalf is somewhat unclear, and that ambiguity is a not-insignificant part of the truce.
To further clarify, the Taiwan Relations Act requires the US to give Taiwan the ability to defend itself; whether this would bind the US to directly intervene in a conflict on Taiwan's behalf is somewhat unclear, and that ambiguity is a not-insignificant part of the truce.