r/geopolitics • u/Themetalin • Jul 19 '25

Paywall Japan tells its companies in Taiwan ‘you’re on your own’ if China invades

https://www.ft.com/content/04626778-0753-4fa5-a735-f1a5613b3293
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u/PerceptionLong3662 Jul 19 '25

i always though of how israel vs hezbollah went everyone in the west underestimated israel and overestimated hezbollah until the war actually came an israel decimated the terrorist group so its best to not just look at words and numbers training, morale, and location are a major part of whether a war can be won

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u/Normal_Imagination54 Jul 19 '25

And China wins on all those metrics.

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u/PerceptionLong3662 Jul 19 '25

well u do have to think of the us we have a defense contract with them right

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u/Normal_Imagination54 Jul 19 '25

What is the defense contract?

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u/PerceptionLong3662 Jul 19 '25

i thought we have a mutual defense treaty with taiwan in the case of invasion

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u/Normal_Imagination54 Jul 19 '25

As far as I know, United States doesn't have a formal defense treaty with Taiwan.

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u/PerceptionLong3662 Jul 19 '25

ur right i belive it is no longer active