If the United States opposes a Chinese invasion of Taiwan Beijing, will be unlikely to take the island because the Chinese economy will not withstand the potential sanctions and possible separation from the global economy, said James Robb, former TOPGUN commander and retired Navy admiral.
“For China to cut itself off from the United States economy would be really almost like setting himself on fire,” Robb said on EpochTV’s “Crossroads” program.
China needs the U.S. economy, the global economy, and global trade to grow, and this hedges against a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, he explained.
Robb thinks the Chinese side tries to determine whether the United States will support Taiwan in the eventuality of a Chinese invasion, and calculate “what kind of pain they are willing to suffer to take over Taiwan.”…