Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his criticism of Taiwan, saying the island stole the American semiconductor industry and should pay Washington for its defense.
The Chinese government suggested this Wednesday that if the Republican candidate for the White House, Donald Trump, wins the elections in the United States, Taiwan could “go from being a pawn to an abandoned child.”
“I think most Taiwanese compatriots have already made a rational judgment and know that the United States will maintain a policy of putting itself first. Taiwan could go from pawn to abandoned child at any time“said Zhu Fenglian, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Chinese State Council.
Trump reiterated his criticism of Taiwan on Friday, stating that the The island stole the United States semiconductor industry and should pay Washington for its defense.criticisms that I had already made in July.
However, the Republican candidate also said that, if elected, impose customs duties of up to 200% on goods originating from China “if Beijing uses force against Taiwan“, although he highlighted that Taipei must pay for US protection.
The current US administration of Joe Biden announced last week a new arms contract for Taiwan worth about two billion dollars (1.85 billion euros), something that, like all arms sales to Taipei, infuriated Beijing.
Taiwan, an island governed autonomously since 1949 and considered by China as its own province, has an economy highly dependent on the export of technological products, especially semiconductors.
The United States is one of the main buyers of these ‘chips’ and is also the largest supplier of weapons to Taiwan, which it could defend in the event of a conflict with China.
Source: Observadora
