A China invasion of Taiwan might spark military response from not only the United States but also its allies, according to former U.S. State Department official Morse Tan.
In an exclusive interview with Reuters this week, South Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol said increased tensions around Taiwan were due to attempts to change the status quo by force, and that he opposed such a change.
“The Taiwan issue is not simply an issue between China and Taiwan but, like the issue of North Korea, it is a global issue,” Yoon said.
Tan, the former U.S. assistant secretary of state, agreed with Yoon’s remarks, stressing that in the event of a Chinese invasion, the United States might come to the defense of Taiwan, and that the so-called “Quad”—Japan, Australia, India, and America—might also take some kind of action together….