Is Taiwan The Most Dangerous Flashpoint In U.S.-China Relations?

 

CNBC: Taiwan is the most dangerous flashpoint in U.S.-China relations, says former diplomat 

* Taiwan is the “most dangerous” flashpoint in the relationship between the U.S. and China — but an outright conflict is not likely, said former Singapore senior diplomat Bilahari Kausikan. 

* Kausikan said “accidents can always happen,” but both the U.S. and China will likely “do their best to contain such accidents if they do occur.” 

* Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister and an astute China watcher, said unifying Taiwan with the mainland remains an “unfinished business” of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. 

Taiwan is the “most dangerous” flashpoint in the relationship between the U.S. and China — but an outright conflict is not likely, said former Singapore senior diplomat Bilahari Kausikan. 

“During the U.S.-Soviet Cold War, which lasted for 40 years, nuclear deterrence kept the peace at least between the two principals. 

I think it will again keep the peace between the U.S. and China,” Kausikan told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Wednesday. 

According to the nuclear deterrence theory, the possibility that a country could use its nuclear weapons to retaliate will deter an enemy state from attacking.  

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WNU Editor: There are many dangerous flashpoints between China and the U.S.. But the focus is on Taiwan right now.