China warns Taiwan about U.S. commitment by highlighting Afghanistan retreat, says analyst
"So you look at this exercise, you put it in the context of the Chinese allowing state media to issue reports basically saying that the U.S. would abandon Taiwan just as fast as it would abandon Afghanistan," Baker told CNBC's ""And the Chinese are able to try to use that to shape perceptions in Taiwan that there is no path forward for independence and they ought to rethink their relationship with the mainland," he added.
To be clear, the Chinese Communist Party has never governed Taiwan — but Beijing has in recent months increased military and diplomatic pressure on Taiwan to accept Chinese rule.A U.S. State Department spokesperson told CNBC that Taiwan and Afghanistan are two "very different" policy issues. The spokesperson said the U.S.
The Taiwan Strait — which is only about 100 miles wide at its narrowest point — separates Taiwan and mainland China. But it is true that it will make it easier for China to argue that the United States does not stand by its word ... it loses interest and it loses patience and it leaves."We have an abiding interest in peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. We consider this central to the security and stability of the broader Indo-Pacific region. Events elsewhere in the world are not going to change this enduring interest," said the spokesperson.
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