Post by sevenofnine on Jul 17, 2024 11:26:32 GMT -5
I thought they pay appaerently they did NOT
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has cast doubts on the United States' military commitment to Taiwan, saying Wednesday that Taipei "should pay us for protection" against China.
In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump said he knows the people of Taiwan "very well" and "respect them greatly," but said that "they did take about 100 percent of our chip business" and therefore "should pay us for defense."
He said that in the context of the increasing tensions in the region, the US is "no different than an insurance company" for Taiwan, which "doesn't give us anything."
Trump was responding to a question about whether the US would help defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Taiwan broke away from mainland China following the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949 and the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
But Beijing considers the island as a part of its territory and has vowed to reunite it with the mainland – with force if necessary.
www.dw.com/en/trump-says-taiwan-should-pay-us-for-defense-against-china/a-69692303
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has cast doubts on the United States' military commitment to Taiwan, saying Wednesday that Taipei "should pay us for protection" against China.
He said that in the context of the increasing tensions in the region, the US is "no different than an insurance company" for Taiwan, which "doesn't give us anything."
Trump was responding to a question about whether the US would help defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Taiwan broke away from mainland China following the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War in 1949 and the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
But Beijing considers the island as a part of its territory and has vowed to reunite it with the mainland – with force if necessary.
www.dw.com/en/trump-says-taiwan-should-pay-us-for-defense-against-china/a-69692303
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