I think it's important to point out here that a MAJOR reason that Taiwan is currently ruled by the Republic of China is that the United States assisted that country to invade and occupy Taiwan during their joint war against the Empire of Japan, which formerly governed Taiwan. https://twitter.com/GuyInco48410420/status/1390337856787423233

What this means is that, if the US had never invaded Taiwan during WWII, Taiwan would probably not be ruled by the ROC in the present. If Taiwan had remained part of Japan, it may have been invaded by China at a later date, albeit with Japanese rather than US involvement.

What this also means is that the US's present involvement in the defence of Taiwan can be seen as "cleaning up after itself" following almost a century of failed Taiwan policy, first under Japanese rule, then under ROC rule, and then under the threat of a PRC invasion.

@catielila I replied in a quote tweet because the original thread was too long.