China Will Invade Taiwan--What Will the U.S. Do?

Efforts to find a peaceful settlement to the China/Taiwan situation suffered a huge setback when China passed a law authorizing use of overwhelming military force if Taiwan declares its independence. Chinese President Hu Jintao told his military to prepare for war in accordance with the unanimous vote of the Chinese assembly.

Washington should immediately throw out the "One China" policy and go with "One China, One Taiwan" policy and recognize Taiwan as a free and independent democracy. Europe should stop making plans to lift an arms embargo against China and should also recognize Taiwan should it declare formal independence.

Think about it: communism was abhorant enough to the Nationalists that they fought a war against the Red Chinese and fled for their lives when they lost. Why would they now accept it? China's behavior in Tibet is the perfect example of what will happen if Taiwan falls to Chinese military aggression.

So, what will happen if Chinese shock armies begin coming across the strait and make landfall on Taiwanese territory? What will Washington do?

Hopefully whoever is U.S. President when China invades will feel that Communism itself is a crime against humanity and will not allow a democratic Taiwan to fall to that evil. And hopefully the European Union chooses democratic principals over money.