Anyone who thought Anglo countries are vassals of US should know they are a willing co-federation of countries who will always act together on foreign policy. They are a co-operatative empire. European are willing allies of US too, not vassals. They want to ally with US to fight China,
In my view, the UK’s latest announcement is designed to both reinforce and undermine U.S. policy on China and Taiwan—a stance that has appeared increasingly shaky, particularly under the current administration and the oversight of none other than Elbridge Colby. Not long ago, news reports suggested that Colby even sarcastically advised his British counterparts against deploying the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, arguing that such a move would needlessly provoke China while the UK’s military capabilities remain far too limited to make a meaningful contribution in the event of armed conflict in the region.
This move may also be an attempt to rally other regional allies who remain undecided on whether to involve themselves in a conflict that is, at its core, an unresolved civil war. For these nations, the downsides of such involvement—given their proximity to China as both a powerful neighbor and the world’s largest trading partner—far outweigh any potential benefits.
It’s not entirely implausible that the UK government, under Labour, is leveraging this latest provocation to justify a significant increase in defense spending—an unprecedented move reminiscent of Cold War-era strategies aimed at countering the USSR.
Whatever the rationale behind this diplomatically provocative stance, China must demonstrate that it will decisively curbstomped any nation showing even the slightest inclination to intervene in the Taiwan issue. Otherwise, wavering countries may interpret a muted Chinese response as an invitation for further escalation—a direction that Beijing has long sought to avoid. Key players like India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia must be closely monitored and, if necessary, whipped them to show there's literally hell to pay for undermining it's sovereignty.