> Taiwanese are not going to fight. China told them to be quiet and under threat that if they speak out they and their families will later face retribution, everyone went silent

Sorry, this is nonsense. I'm not Taiwanese. But I have a lot of Taiwanese friends, none of them in politics, half of them in America. They all speak out. Forcefully. Exhibit A for this being B.S. is the electoral history of Taiwan, particularly since Xi started his wolf-warrior bullshit in the late 2010s.

> I spent 3 weeks in the Philippines and 2 months in Japan. Neither can afford a war. The Philippines is too poor and Japan's debt is hovering around 235%–263% of its GDP

You have to be joking. Both have prominent militaries they're building up.

> Japan doesn't even have official diplomatic relation with Taiwan let alone a defense treaty

This is your first valid point.

> Japan is a mess with or without a war

This is Zero Hedge nonsense. Japan is a financial mess. They're also an industrial power, scientific powerhouse and potent–and building–military force.

> If you are US citizen I would recommend electing a US president with a backbone who isn't a pedophile -- for Taiwan's sake

Americans don't vote on foreign policy unless there is a draft.