Taiwan and Gaza

In relation to our article Trumps Gaza grab shows America is no better than China.

Jerry Cartwright, Perth, Feb 11, 2025

The situation with Taiwan and Gaza is not comparable. A total of 146 countries recognise Palestine (including Gaza) as a sovereign state that has never belonged to America or Israel.

Almost every country recognises Taiwan as part of China (12 don’t). Even America does.

Those running Taiwan are not the original inhabitants, but forcibly overran it after losing a civil war.

I believe that provoking China over Taiwan has more to do with China’s massive economic growth than spreading freedom and democracy and mythical fairy stories of the rules-based order.

Ask the previous inhabitants of Diego Garcia (and numerous other places) how that worked out for them.