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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
The Taiwanese (and US) fight Russian aircraft and shipping, at the urging of the US. The Taiwanese do not commit any troops to the conflict, keeping them for home defense. After the Twilight War (well after the Twilight War, like in the 2020's at least), the US brokers talks that bring Taiwan into the rest of China, with "special considerations and systems" like China gives to Hong Kong. This is in recognition for their service in the Sino-Russian part of the Twilight War.
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Taiwan's existential threat has always been the People's Republic of China. Period. If anything Moscow could and possibly would wave the carrot of letting Taiwan call the shots over a mainland rump state- of provinces across the Taiwan Strait if Taipei launched an invasion at the same time the Red Army ran across China's Northeast, Mongolia and West (this would be predicated on Soviet satellite and ELINT on PLA forces across the Strait).
Taipei's neutrality in a Sino-Soviet War would be due to getting the best deal out of Washington- newest arms, a "temporary" US presence during the conflict, immediate reduction of tariffs on Taiwanese goods including Taiwanese multinationals that have manufacturing operations on the mainland, etc.
Mad Mike