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In a new @BW interview, Trump is at best lukewarm on US commitments to defend Taiwan
“Taiwan took our chip business from us,” he says. “I mean, how stupid are we? They took all of our chip business. They’re immensely wealthy”https://t.co/0O0gZZXXVe pic.twitter.com/4TjbIW30jn
— Mackenzie Hawkins (@mackhawk) July 16, 2024
These statements are true.
However, Biden just moved mid-range missiles out of the Philippines, suggesting that they are backing down on the planned war in the Pacific in order to focus on the Middle East and the Ukraine.
Trump is supportive of both of those wars.
Donald Trump has said Taiwan should pay the US for protection from China, calling into question Washington’s support for the island democracy should he win back the White House in November’s presidential election.
In response to Trump’s comments, premier Cho Jung-tai said Taiwan and the US have good relations despite the lack of formal ties, but added that Taiwan was increasing its capabilities to defend itself. .
In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek on Tuesday, Trump was asked if he would defend Taiwan against China if he wins the US election in November. China’s ruling Communist party claims Taiwan as a province and has vowed to annex it, refusing to rule out the use of military force. The US does not formally recognise Taiwan but is it’s most important security partner.
In response to the question Trump said Taiwan should be paying the US to defend it, that the US was “no different than an insurance company” and that Taiwan “doesn’t give us anything”.
The US sells Taiwan billions of dollars in weapons under legislative obligations to provide it with the means to defend itself. These sales markedly increased under Trump’s presidency.
However, Trump’s comments on Tuesday suggest his support for Taiwan is not guaranteed. Trump noted China’s increased military aggression towards Taiwan, said he, “wouldn’t feel too secure if I was [Taiwan]”, and questioned why the US was acting as Taiwan’s “insurance” when, he claimed, they had taken American chip business.
Trump was nowhere near as aggressive against China as Biden has been. Biden has been looking like he’s trying to trigger a war in Taiwan and/or the South China Sea since he took office.
But who knows what Trump will do on this issue.
He’ll probably do a bunch of Russia-style sanctions on China that have the reverse effect (like the Russia sanctions).
Or maybe he’ll just be totally keyed in on Israel’s problems.
He’s not doing anything for you. I can tell you that.
This tweet doesn’t make any sense, by the way:
China vs Taiwan: What is #JDVance’s position on #Taiwan? He is a “China First”senator, viewing #China as an existential threat. So while he may not be Taiwan’s friend, he will support it against China, which might counterbalance any #Trump transactional policy re Taiwan security pic.twitter.com/fBDXuevIKc
— Special Taiwan (@TaiwanSpecial) July 16, 2024
Why would JD Vance’s views affect Trump?
JD Vance is an anti-Sino extremist, of course. But saying a vice president’s views would “counterbalance” Trump’s views is nonsensical. VPs aren’t usually even involved in running the government at all.
Joe Biden did even less as VP than he does as “president.”
