If the US were to establish diplomatic relations with Taiwan tomorrow, would China then sever ties with us?

Question

Or would they be forced to back down and accept double recognition given the fact that they have such extensive trade ties with us?

To make something clea, the US and Taiwan have extensive trade and cultural ties, but no official diplomatic contact since 1979

Answer 1

Mainland China does a billion dollar business with us, they may bluster a bit. But in time they would accept our relations with Taiwan.

Answer 2

This question is a non-starter. Under the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States does not recognize the nomenclature of "Republic of China" after January 1, 1979.

However, in order to establish formal diplomatic relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan, the USA would have to sign the appropriate official documents recognizing the nomenclature of the Republic of China. That is not going to happen.

The major reason why that is not going to happen is as stated by Secretary of State Powell on Oct. 25, 2004: "Taiwan is not independent. It does not enjoy sovereignty as a nation."

In short, Taiwan does not meet the Montevideo Conventions's criteria for statehood.

Answer 3

It would deteriorate our relationship with China to a great degree.

While the Politburo operates much like a multinational corporation these days, there are certain agenda points directly tied with national pride and sovereignty, and Taiwan is one of the most important.

Much of China's military buildup is based on an ability to overwhelm Taiwan's defenses as a precursor to reunification of the territory. It is inevitable that Taiwan will be returned to the mainland, perhaps as a semi-autonomous region such as Hong Kong. As years go by, Taiwan looses international support in tandem with China's economic growth.

China's Communist Party will not negotiate when it comes to Taiwan, and they would likely accept economic losses to make a political and strategic point. Likewise, one might wonder whether the United States would be willing to do the same.

Answer 4

"Me thinks the Chinese will sever the Illuminati" - Aye

Chinese Secret Society Challenges Illuminati
http://www.rense.com/general77/chinsec.htm

A Chinese secret society with 6 million members, including 1.8 million Asian gangsters, and 100,000 professional assassins, have targeted Illuminati members if they proceed with world depopulation plans, according to Tokyo-based journalist Benjamin Fulford, 46.

They contacted Fulford, a Canadian ex pat, after he warned that the Illuminati plan to reduce the Asian population to just 500 million by means of race-specific biological weapons.

"The Illuminati, with the exception of Japan, is very much a white man's game," Fulford says.

The secret society confirmed Fulford's information and asked him for advice. He provided a list of 10,000 people associated with the Illuminati, mainly members of the Bilderberg, CFR, and Skull and Bones. Neo Cons are also high priority targets.

"It must be made very clear though that it is not a crime gang. Although many members are Triad and Yakuza members, over 2/3 thirds of the members are intellectuals such as university professors, researchers and government bureaucrats. Each member earns their own living and membership in the society is like belonging to an emergency fire brigade. Their book of rules reads like a book of ethics filled with instructions to do things like help the weak, fight injustice, help your comrades etc."

"First the Illuminati are really inbred families of European and North American traditional aristocracy and banking families. They control the U.S., England, Europe (except for Scandinavian countries, Germany and Italy; Italy kicked them out in the 1970's),Japan, Africa, Iran, Canada and Mexico. They do not control China, Russia (Putin kicked them out for the first time since 1917), India, South East Asia, South America, Cuba etc.

"Their goal is to create a world government. Until 2 years ago the plan was the New World Order. That was outlined pretty clearly in the Project for a New American Century. However, with the debacle in Iraq, the secret government of the West changed to a new plan that is a world government based on the EU. To do this they will sabotage the U.S. economy.

"However, there is a big schism in the secret government. Jay Rockefeller and Philip Rothschild support one faction, the Global Warming Faction. Opposing them is the War on Terrorism Faction supported by David Rockefeller and the JP Morgan descendants (Bush, Harriman, Walker etc.). The warming people want to sell 500 nuclear power plants to China and a similar amount to the rest of the world. The terrorism guys want to keep U.S. dominance by maintaining control over oil. Putin was a huge setback for them.
"They are also neo-Nazis who want to reduce the amount of colored people in the world by at least half through disease, starvation and war. The Chinese secret society got wind of this and is preparing to stop them."

Answer 5

I thought we already had diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Everything I buy seems to be made in Taiwan. And....besides that .....who gives a s*it what China thinks?

Answer 6

China is in a much better position to throw their weight around versus the US. The US is spread way too thin right now. We need China just a much as they need us.

Answer 7

Not likely.

But, if or when consumption of China's goods by India and the EU grow to match the U.S.'s. China may well forget about the U.S.

Answer 8

I was under the assumption we had diplomatic ties with Taiwan. I am lead to believe we were setting them up with military weapons to protect themselves, or attempting to set them up militarily with our tech.

Answer 9

If the Washington monkeys have not done it, is because it would not be a good thing for the USA.

Answer 10

No, they could not afford to.

Money always comes first.