America Abandoned Taiwan in 1949 - Then Spent 75 Years Regretting It

Описание: In January 1950, President Truman publicly declared that America would NOT defend Taiwan. The State Department had written off the island. Everyone expected China to invade within the year.

Six months later, American warships were patrolling the Taiwan Strait.
What changed? Not Taiwan. Taiwan was the same island with the same people.

What changed was Taiwan's usefulness.

The Korean War broke out, and suddenly Taiwan became the most valuable piece of real estate in Asia. An "unsinkable aircraft carrier" positioned perfectly to contain Communist China.

For 75 years, Taiwan has been America's pawn in the Pacific. A strategic asset. A pressure point against China. A market for $50 billion in American weapons.

And now that pawn might trigger World War 3.

This is the story no one tells you:
→ How America was ready to abandon Taiwan in 1950
→ How America DID abandon Taiwan in 1979
→ Why America refuses to say if it will defend Taiwan today
→ Why 23 million people are trapped in a game they never chose
Today, as Chinese warplanes circle Taiwan in the largest military drills ever recorded, this history has never been more relevant.

SOURCES AND VERIFICATION:
All historical facts verified against primary sources including:
U.S. State Department Office of the Historian
Truman Library Archives
Taiwan Relations Act (1979) - full text
U.S.-China Joint Communiqués (1972, 1979, 1982)
Congressional Research Service reports on Taiwan
CSIS Cross-Strait Security Initiative
Brookings Institution Taiwan analyses
Pentagon reports on Chinese military capabilities
Key facts verified:

Truman's January 5, 1950 statement on non-intervention
Dean Acheson's "defense perimeter" speech (January 12, 1950)
Seventh Fleet deployment (June 27, 1950)
Mutual Defense Treaty signed (December 1954)
Taiwan Relations Act passed (April 1979)
$50+ billion in arms sales since 1979
TSMC produces 90%+ of advanced semiconductors
"Justice Mission 2025" drills (December 29, 2025)


AI DISCLOSURE:
This video was researched and scripted with AI assistance. All facts were independently verified against historical sources listed above.
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