Dire Straits–How a China Taiwan Takeover Could Look Like the Cuban Missile Crisis

Will Beijing test Biden’s willingness to exchange Taiwan for outright war when the US is already stretched thin economically and militarily?

China's sand dredger is seen from an observatory in Kinmen, Taiwan, on Sept. 24, 2022. Kinmen, an island in the Taiwan Strait that is part of Taiwan's territory, is so close to China that the deep-water port of Xiamen, one of China's biggest, lies less than three miles away across the water. Annabelle Chih/Getty Images

Commentary

It’s been said that not only does history repeat itself, but it also rhymes. That may be mixing adages, but regarding the United States, China, and Taiwan, both may apply.

Similar Geopolitical Factors

Let’s consider the geographic similarities between Cuba and Taiwan.