sino-american relationship

Well, I had dinner tonight with my cg, with two guests, an American guy (AG) and a China chinese girl (CC). It is a really interesting situation. Dinner was going fine, you know the usual stuff like how are you? what do you do? Then AG asked," What will happen if China invades Taiwan?" Being chinese CC, she has her point of view and I must say I respect that. However for me, being direct, I let out that US will fight with Taiwan against China. OOPS! I guess most china chinese will stand for the same stand that taiwan and china is 1 china, so does CC.

My stand? I guess I respect that Taiwan is or can be called a state on its own. Why? Because there are many times in the history of China, when even though 1 China, but it has being seperated into many states (calling country on its own).

Example 1: During the time of Qin Dynasty, there were seven countries (if it is called seven states, then the seven states will have one central government, but No...... It has seven emperors, seven courts. court officals do not serve one emperor.) Secondly, in chinese, it is called "qi guo" (meaning seven countries). Thirdly, because of the ambition of Qin emperor, he started to conquer the other six countries, so there is a saying "qi guo chen yi guo" (meaning seven countries to one country) why do they use "guo"?

Example 2: During the warring states, it is seperated in "san gou" (three countries), with Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Cao Cao was just a prime minister to the emperor, who was being controlled by the prime minister. Liu Bei is just the royalty, the uncle of the emperor, who later set up his own "country" Dong Wu with he being the emperor. Sun Quan comes from a family of Lords over the some land and during chaos, called himself emperor and declare the soverign of his kingdom.

Even though there is evidences of different countries within China, there has never being reconcilation without a war. But if US is involved, I believe it will lose. Why? US has fought two wars indirectly against China.

First, in the Korean War, the US army was pushed back (till they were about to fall off the island), then General McAurthor brought his army into Korea at the thirty-eight degree latitude, cutting off the communist (Koreans and Chinese) army. Hence, it resulted in North Korea and South Korea at the thirty-eight degree line, which is never resolved even now, so the two countries are still offically at war.

Second, in the Vietnam War, the vietnamese took up arms to drive out the French Amry, resulting in two countries, North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam enlist the help of China, while South Vietnam had the help of US. US army lost 50,000+ soldiers and 300,000+ wounded and defeated by the communist army and driven out of Vietnam.

So it is a sticky situation for me to say this to AG and CC, whom I may have unwittedly offended but hey! it is not my style to flatter. HaHa..............