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Taiwan spotlighted by Leo for Pingdong Patriot test prep, provoking Beijing's blockade bluster; Bartlet rejects U.S. dissuasion, accepting ally's provocation as casus belli for Fleet surge, tethering American obligations.
Through imminent missile test protocol
Provocative autonomy challenging U.S. restraint appeals
Spikes superpower tensions via strategic ambiguity
Taiwan presses ahead with Patriots despite U.S. awareness, its defiance—unheeded by Bartlet—igniting Chinese backlash and forcing American naval riposte.
Through imminent missile tests
Provocative ally leveraging U.S. arms/support
Tests 1979 Relations Act ambiguities
Renegade posture scorning external brakes
Taiwan's armed forces on heightened alert with War Minister summoning emergency Cabinet, Super Cobras scrambling at Chingchuankang—per Nancy's intel—prompting Bartlet's carrier countermove in Penghu crisis response.
Via War Minister's actions and equipment deployments
Defensive posture challenged by Chinese simulations, bolstered by U.S. assets
Tests Taiwan's resolve under Beijing pressure
Emergency convergence amid brinkmanship
Nancy relays Taiwan's full armed forces alert and War Minister's emergency Cabinet amid Penghu sims and Super Cobra scrambles, positioning the ally's resolve as catalyst for Bartlet's Vinson counter.
Via reported military actions and leadership summons
Threatened defender seeking U.S. aegis
Exposes reliance on American naval umbrella
Emergency convergence under War Minister lead
Taiwan's Patriot missile tests ignite the briefing's firestorm—queried on halt requests, provocation claims, and U.S. arms ties under '79 Act—C.J. affirms no intervention, underscoring its defensive autonomy amid Chinese war games shadow.
Invoked through missile tests and treaty obligations
Challenged by press as escalator, defended by White House ambiguity
Highlights fragile U.S.-Taiwan deterrence amid Beijing pressures
Taiwan is central as the disputed flashpoint, its geo-strategic value asserted by Nancy, arms receipts condemned by Chinese side, and Patriot tests positioned as the ultimatum trigger, embodying the crisis core.
Through referenced military assets and tests
Armed proxy challenging Chinese claims under U.S. support
Highlights U.S. commitments straining superpower relations
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