On the first day of the Chinese Pomp, the meeting established by the agenda of the country’s rubber stamps, Beijing announced that this year would spend almost $ 250 million, more than 7% continuing to modernize its armed forces. Beijing has accelerated his military while pressing Increase recognitionThe territorial claims claimed the islands discussed throughout the South China Sea and a democratically ruled the Taiwan island.
China Taiwan believes a renegade province and president Xi Jinping has confirmed that Beijing confirms control over the island if necessary. But Taiwan has a key backup for decades of the greatest international partner, according to the United States law, to have enough means to defend any island attack.
American military boats and airplanes are constantly showing waters and skies in the southern Sea around Taiwan, the right to free the US military navigation in international space. The liberty of navigation operations has led to some Tension Meetings In recent years.
Last week, the Government of Taiwan and his 23 million people have seen aggressive posture from the President Trump to Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy last Friday, especially in particular.
“I think these events are very common for people in Taiwan,” Russell Hsiao, Washington, the Executive Director of the Global Institute of Taiwan in Washann, CBS News told me. “The United States in the face of Ukraine, I think, among the people of Taiwan, that is, although they could be, in the heat of China.
Taiwan’s history with the US and Trump
1950. Since the year, they won the Civil War of Civilist Wars, then that they flew to Taiwan and eventually established their democratic administration – US sold more than $ 50 million in Taipei, among others Himars Rocket systems, F-16 jet fighters and dozens of advanced abrams fighting, The Foreign Contact Council in tandes.
The Government of Taiwan accounted for almost 2.5% of the 2025% of the budget, almost $ 20 billion, for defense.
But the pressure is under construction from Taiwan Trump Administration, similar to the UK and the pressure European Union to strengthen their defense spending Since the White House wants to change the financial burden to support Ukrainian residents, and the Allies of America can bring more alliance.
On Tuesday, the candidate for Mr. Trump’s candidate said the candidate for UnderRecretary Policy, Taiwan should squad his defense spending.
“I agree with President Trump (spending) that they should be 10%, or at least in that ballpark, based on his defense,” Elbridge Colby candidate told the Armed Services Commission.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te offered the proposal to spend more than 3% of the defense of his administration, the movement of the Taiwan Congress, the Yuan legislature.
Talai is not directly talked to Mr. Trump, since the president of America re-elected November, but he gave him the former advisor of the Lord Trump, Robert O ‘Brien Ambassador.
That’s the previous side of Lai, Tsai ing-wen. Mr. Trump, after winning the first election in 2016, the president of the Tsai Tsai president, broken diplomatic protocol broken by the US diplomatic decade, is aimed at maintaining relations with Beijing Cordial.
The Trump’s Trump’s transition team said the President spoke at the time, “economic, political, and insecurities,” angry angry beijing.
Until this point, the US president did not talk directly to Taiwan since 1979, when Washington changed the diplomatic recognition of Taiwan, when he focused on the Communist Communist China with Nixon Administration.
Taiwan can have a “better hand” with Trump
Although this week, although they can be concerned at the Institute of Taipeo, Trump may concern the geopolitical seam game. Trump as a game of Mr. Framing card.
“Taiwan has a better hands on the relationship between the United States,” Hsiao said. “It remains a strong economic association, a strong security relationship and is certainly a very important very critical industry in the high technology industry.”
Despite the size – Taiwan takes significantly less than Western Virginia, a populated island density is one of the trade partners in the United States. By our Government dataIt was the seventh largest in 2024, and is approximately worth $ 160 million in $ 160 million.
This week, Ukrainian critic minerals are treated with the US Hanging in the unsigned limboThe most important company in Taiwan, TSMC, were agreed on the semiconductors of the largest companies in the world, NVIDIA, Apple and Google, among others, 100 billion dollars with Mr. Trump To build a new five-semiconductor facility in Arizona.
The President Trump said, “they would create thousands of jobs – thousands of jobs and high payment jobs.”
The announcement said he would bring about $ 165 million investment in the US semiconductors in Taiwan.
“We will produce plenty of chips to help Advances and help smartphones advances, and thank you again for his help,” TSMC CEO CC Wei, standing with the President of the White House.
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Mr. Trump frequently complain about “stealing” from the US semiconductor industry and adopting American jobs.
With the signed agreement, the Lord Trump said Tsmck charges 25% of the 25% of the foreign semiconductor industry.
The agreement assumed a relief from the Taipi Chiefs, but more and harder and harder than China is 100 kilometers, they are unlikely to leave their guard down.
“Taipei, for his leaders, to maintain calmness of his leaders, tranquility, and (be), Trump Administration to maintain a cool head in mind,” said Hsiaok CBS News. “But more must be done in the US-Taiwan’s relationship, which is the most important, strong and strong security cooperation for Taiwan.
