(Do I have to mention this is sarcasm?)
Could the US defend Taiwan in it’s current naval state?
“The GOP nominee for the U.S. presidential election appeared to suggest...”
That’s some real solid reporting right there. HE SAID NO SUCH DAMNED THING
“ I actually don’t think Trump is saying that he won’t defend Taiwan here. Seems like another deliberate misinterpretation.”
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“Seems like”? Hell, it certainly is. Newsweek is a purveyor of globalist propaganda and lies. It does all it can to cause weakening of America.
I don't think that is an unreasonable comment (but it has caused a dip in some AI chip stocks this morning).
Sometimes it’s hard to tell stupid from evil, but the press is both!
The thing is that if Trump were President, he wouldn’t HAVE TO defend Taiwan from Communist China.
Just like Putin would not have gone into Ukraine if Trump had been President.
“I actually don’t think Trump is saying that he won’t defend Taiwan here. Seems like another deliberate misinterpretation.”
Until Biden took over, the policy towards Taiwan was quite simple. Don’t ‘Declare Independence’ and we’ll likely defend you if attacked. Now Taiwan has elected a woman (figures) who is on the verge of declaring independence, and they did that because Biden promised a war with China, regardless of whatever red lines Taiwan crosses. Trump sounds as if he’ll go back to the earlier policy, which China, at least for now, was willing to tolerate - considering the US and the rest of world considers Taiwan to be part of China.
From the article: "Taiwan took our chip business from us," Trump said. "I mean, how stupid are we? They took all of our chip business. They're immensely wealthy."
Sounds to me like Trump was saying, "Ya want help? Make it worth our while."
Of course he would NOT, he has all that money the China gave him...
War with China over Taiwan? Particularly when China is a much bigger trading partner?
This isn't 1950.
And because the Bloomberg interview in which this statement was made is behind a paywall, we can't examine the context.
(Do I have to mention this is sarcasm?)
Newsweak
I take nothing Trump says literally, especially statements about adversaries. Everything is posturing for future negotiations.
It is Newsweek. How many years has it been since this was not a tool of the MSM propaganda stream?
A truth that's told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent."
William Blake
Taiwan is not worth yet another full blown war. An armed conflict with China is sheer stupidity on a massive scale.
How about Diplomacy? How about developing what the people want? Trade, Commerce, Prosperity and Peace for all. Trump can make it happen.
The US’s forever wars must end. Case in point: back in Gorbachev’s time, Russia’s request to join NATO was rejected, and here we are.
I don’t think so.
He’s saying he wouldn’t if they don’t pay. That said, I don’t think either Trump or Biden would defend Taiwan. Making them pay and then failing to defend them would not be a good idea.
Trump is negotiating to get more for the US out of it, and in any negotiation to get what you want you have to appear more ready to walk away than the other person.