Chinese State Media Says After Afghanistan The U.S. Will Also Abandon Taiwan

A US Chinook helicopter flies over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday. Helicopters are landing at the US embassy there as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound as the Taliban advance on the Afghan capital. Photo: VCG

Newsweek: Chinese State Media Says Afghanistan a Lesson for Taiwan on How U.S. Abandons Allies  

The Global Times, a tabloid controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, warned Taiwan on Monday it could face the same fate as Afghanistan if it continued relying on the United States as an ally. 

The paper's editorial began by describing how the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan caused the Taliban's forces to quickly seize control in what it deemed "a heavy blow to the credibility and reliability of the U.S." 

The Times then cited what it called similar situations, such as the fall of Saigon during the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 when the U.S. evacuated its citizens from the city. 

The tabloid also wrote of how the U.S. "abandoned their allies, the Kurds," when it withdrew troops from northern Syria in 2019. 

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WNU Editor: Here is the Global Times editorial .... Afghanistan today, Taiwan tomorrow? US treachery scares DPP (Global Times). More here .... China urges US to cut off military connection with Taiwan on 39th anniversary of publishing of August 17 Communiqué (Global Times).  

Update #1: Taiwan has responded to China's threat .... Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan, premier says (Reuters).

Update #2: The US has responded .... White House pushes back on China amid propaganda in wake of Afghanistan's collapse (FOX News) 

 Update #3: I hope that sabre-rattling is all that they do .... China takes US withdrawal from Afghanistan as an opportunity for some sabre-rattling in Taiwan (ABC News Australia). 

More News On Chinese State Media Saying That After Afghanistan The U.S. Will Also Abandon Taiwan 

China sends chilling warning to Taiwan, says fall of Kabul to Taliban tarnishes US credibility -- SKY News  

Chinese State Media Outlet Says US Will ‘Abandon’ Taiwan, Too, ‘Once a War Breaks Out’ -- CNS  

China threatens Taiwan with ‘immediate war’ amid reports US has 30,000 troops in region as Beijing starts drills -- The SUN  

Chinese Media Threaten Taiwan after Kabul Debacle: ‘The Island’s Defense Will Collapse in Hours’ -- National Review  

China taunts Taiwan as America reels from Afghan defeat: ‘Once war comes, the island will collapse and the US won't come to help’ -- RT