Especially because this is a touchy policy issue on which the US is deliberately vague. The US intentionally avoids answering questions on the topic of military intervention in Taiwan to keep China guessing as to what its response would be to an attack. No one would’ve been able to give a satisfying answer.
We’re saying the same thing. “Keep them guessing” is a colloquialism meaning something like “to foment doubt”. Not literally to initiate an infinite loop of guessing.
Especially because this is a touchy policy issue on which the US is deliberately vague. The US intentionally avoids answering questions on the topic of military intervention in Taiwan to keep China guessing as to what its response would be to an attack. No one would’ve been able to give a satisfying answer.
It’s not about making china guess, it’s about not making a stance. Stances you can react to, ambiguity you can only prepare for.
We’re saying the same thing. “Keep them guessing” is a colloquialism meaning something like “to foment doubt”. Not literally to initiate an infinite loop of guessing.