Would USA support for Argentina's geographical claim to the Falklands jeopardise the status of Taiwan?
Argentina's claim to the Falklands falls down on every legal and historic criterium bar one - proximity. There are noises issuing from Obama that the islander's rights to self-determination are not uppermost in his mind and that he might support the Argentines this time.
If he does that, on what grounds could he argue against a renewed claim by China for Taiwan/Formosa only 1/3rd the distance away from the mainland and definitely lawfully and historically Chinese? No doubt such a claim would yet again be met with a refusal to consider it from the Taiwanese but on what basis could BHO deny self determination to islanders 250+ miles away from the claimants but defend it for those only 100 miles away?
Any change in the USA's attitude to these Islands is perhaps based on their oil potential. The faceless advisors (to all presidents!) will be saying that it would be easier to steal it from Argentina than from the Islands defended by the UK. - Realpolitik!!