David Sacks
@DavidMSacks1
Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations. Taiwan, cross-Strait relations, U.S.-China, Chinese FP. Opinions my own; RTs/follows not endorsements.
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Good to see pushback from Congress. One minor but important point. This is not “aid.” Taiwan pays in full for these weapons and is one of the largest purchasers of American defense hardware in the world.
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Trump seems to have bought Xi’s framing that Taiwan is to blame for cross-Strait tensions and that US arms sales are destabilizing and embolden Taiwan. But there is no risk of Taiwan pursuing independence and China’s coercion of Taiwan is the root issue. Deeply problematic.
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