Does the drastic turn of Trump give Taiwan's chandeliers Taiwan's chandeliers, because China promises to capture the island?
On the first day of the Chinese Pomp-Leglied National People's Congress, Beijing announced that this year will bring its military spending by almost $ 250 billion, as it continues to modernize its armed forces. While clicking Beijing quickly strengthens its military Increase in credibilityTerritorial claims in the Southern China Sea of disputable islands and its demand for Taiwan's democratic island.
China considers Taiwan the province of Renegad and President Xi Jinping promised to recreate Beijing's control over the island for years, if necessary. But Taiwan had decades for decades of its largest international counterpart, the United States, which is under US law, to protect the island with enough means.
American military ships and planes continue to tighten the water of the South China Sea and the heavens near Taiwan, the US Armed Forces are right to navigate in the international area. The freedom of navigation operations has led to some tense meeting In recent years.
During the last week, the Taiwanese government and its 23 million people watched the aggressive stay of President Trump with Ukraine and last Friday, Lolodimir Zelenki, in the White House.
“I think these events are completely unknown to the people of Taiwan,” said CBS News, Russell Hsia, Executive Director of the Institute of Washington. “I think that it seems to be the emergence of Ukraine in its support, which causes some doubts among people in Taiwan, whether it can happen to them, as well as its most important and basic security partner.
Taiwan's story with the US and Trump
From 1950, the Communist Forces Age, when they won the Chinese Civil War against nationalists, then fled to Taiwan, and finally confirmed the democratic administration, including $ 50 billion weapons, including Taipei. Basics Missile systems, F-16 fighters and dozens of advanced Abrams Battle Tanks, by Foreign Relations Council Think center.
The Taiwan government has allocated almost 2.5% of its 2025 budgets, about $ 20 billion to protect it.
But the pressure from the Trump administration is building Taiwan to do more, like the United Kingdom and it The European Union will promote their defense costs When the White House seeks to move to Ukraine to support its neighbors, the financial burden and to force the NATO allies of America to invest more in the alliance.
For Mr. Trump's candidate policy on Tuesday, politics states that Taiwan should quadruple his defense expenses.
“I agree with the President with the victory that they should be (expenses) more like 10% or at least that Barkport are really focused on their defense.”
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-or – quickly offered to offer the expenses of his administration's defense costs by more than 3%, a step by the Taiwan Congress, the legislature yuan.
Talay did not talk directly to Mr. Trump, as the President of America was re-elected in November, but he sent a congratulatory message to former former former National Security Adviser, Ambassador Robert O'Brian.
It was a stunning contrast with the previous one, Tsai Ing-Wen. Immediately after the victory of his first election in 2016, he contradicted the Congratulatory call, the President of Taiwan, and breaking the US diplomatic protocol.
Mr. The Trump's transition team then said that the presidents spoke, “Clear economic, political and security ties, which angered Beijing.
Before that moment, no newly elected President of the United States has spoken directly to the Taiwan leader since 1979, when Washington changed his diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to Communist Party with Nixon administration.
Taiwan can have a “better hand” with Trump
The difference between their personal involvement can be related to the Taipei, the Institute of Hibayo in the Hibayo Institute of Hibayo.
“Taiwan has a better hand in the sense of what can offer to the United States in terms of mutual bilateral relations,” Hsiao said. “It remains a stable economic partnership, strong security relations and, of course, a very critical high technology industry.”
Despite its size – Taiwan is significantly fewer grounds than West Virginia – the densely populated island is one of the best trading partners in the United States. According to us GOVERNMENT DATAIn 2024, it was the seventh largest, the total estimated trading worth almost $ 160 billion.
This week they deal with the United States with critical minerals in Ukraine Dependent-not-limboTaiwan's most important, TSMC, which supplies semiconductors with the world's largest companies, including NVIDIA, Apple and Google, agreed to new $ 100 Billion Deal with Mr. Trump Build five new semiconductors in Arizona.
President Trump said that “there will be thousands of jobs, many thousands of jobs, and they are highly paid jobs.”
He said that the announcement of Taiwan's American semiconductor will bring about $ 165 billion.
“We are going to produce many chips to support AI's progress and support the progress of smartphones, and we thank President Trump again for his support,” said TSMC CEO in the White House.
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Mr. Trump often accused Taiwan of taking “stealing” and American jobs by the US semiconductor industry.
The agreement was signed, Mr. Trump said that TSMC will now be inviolable from 25% tariffs, which he charges in the foreign semiconductor industry.
The deal is likely to sigh less than Taipei leaders, but less than 100 miles away with more and greater and greater and better armed, they will hardly allow their guard to allow.
“It's very key to Taipei, his leaders, rest and (be) to keep the trump card to deal with the administration,” Hzyoyan said. “But more should be done to make sure that the US-Taiwanese relations, which are the most important security partnership for Taiwan, remain under a strong and strong Trump administration.”
