RE: Command LIVE moves Far East! Spratly Spat announced!
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 7:10 pm
Hongjian.... I believe you make many of the most pragmatic erudite posts on this forum..... Good for you.... I am pleased we have guys like you here....ORIGINAL: Hongjian
ORIGINAL: jomni
Small comment. I would think the ROC would not side with the US and ASEAN on this one against the PRC as the 9-dash line is a KMT concoction and they want the whole area for themselves too. But anyway, good effort and seems relevant and interesting.
Yeah, Taiwan/ROC would send some naval ships to guard Taiping Island/Itu Aba in the Spratleys, but would likely be neutral in any US/ASEAN vs China conflict, so that the other claimants wont get funny ideas about stealthily evicting them in the heat of battle.
They essentially claim the same maritime territory in the SCS, based on their understanding of them being the "only legitimate Chinese Republic":
