Quote Originally Posted by carl View Post
John:

If that happened it would change the calculations of a lot of countries. The countries on the Pacific and Indian oceans rim can only stand against China WITH us; and we can only handle China WITH them. If we didn't stand WITH Taiwan against China in a critical situation they would wonder if we would stand with them when the time came. In those circumstances, they would be well advised not to count on us and make their own arrangements.

When that happened, there goes your access to the area. It wouldn't be denied though. It would be controlled and given the life's outlook in the CCP bigwig room, god only knows what that would mean. It wouldn't be good.
Somebody once said "Geography is destiny." The location plays in China's favor more so than it does to the US. We are a hemispheric power(North,Central,South America) not the World Power we think we are. Of course I could be wrong to.