A U.S. lawmaker believes that China’s communist regime is irrationally obsessed with conquering Taiwan to the point that its decision-making is compromised.
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), who serves as the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appeared willing to jeopardize both China’s wellbeing and international stability in its ambition to force unification with Taiwan.
“They have an irrational obsession with Taiwan,” Smith said during a talk with the Project 2049 Institute, a Washington-based think tank focused on U.S. foreign policy.
“If a conflict happens over Taiwan, that is a catastrophic development for the world.”…