The US wields immense geopolitical power; of course they get a say. That’s not to say that it could prevent an annexation if the CCP wanted it badly enough, but Washington has no shortage of levers to pull to make it as unattractive an option as possible.
Doing things like including Taiwan in Chinese import is a far cry from holding a gun to Taiwan’s head to keep separate from China. There isn’t a mechanism that the USA could use to keep China out if the Taiwanese government invited China in.
The US wields immense geopolitical power; of course they get a say. That’s not to say that it could prevent an annexation if the CCP wanted it badly enough, but Washington has no shortage of levers to pull to make it as unattractive an option as possible.
Doing things like including Taiwan in Chinese import is a far cry from holding a gun to Taiwan’s head to keep separate from China. There isn’t a mechanism that the USA could use to keep China out if the Taiwanese government invited China in.
Sorry, I wasn’t looking at the original context of the comment chain - you’re right that the picture changes a great deal if Taiwan is complicit.