The Taiwanese have never had to fight a war to defend themselves. The US Navy does it for them. Do you think having the fleet out there doesn't cost the US anything?
Do you seriously think Taiwan would exist without the US Navy?
That the US supports Taiwan is not the issue here.
How long do you think the US would support Taiwan, if it murdered hundreds of Mainland Chinese children, attacked hundreds of mainland Chinese citizens and killed them without trials, razed homes and farms and started to move Taiwan citizens into mainland territories? Not long! The hue and cry from CNN and the New York Times, and other communist loving media would be horrendous! Yet this is exactly what Israel is doing. IS CNN covering it? Would the New York Times allow a balanced view to come out?
These are the issues; you have not responded to any of my posts documenting the attrocities committed by Israel. You have just made a sorry attempt at obfuscation.