Great podcast. But on the “Does China REALLY have a preferred candidate in 2024?”… I mean:
Trump has said—as reported in several articles that didn’t make the front page, and wouldn’t be remembered even if they did—that he expects China “will” take over Taiwan, and that nobody can stop them. He’s suggested that the U.S., more to the point, should not try to stop them.
Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion is the main example keeping China from trying. If Trump wins, the U.S. will almost certainly cut Ukraine off from aid, and Russia will likely win, which would give them the green light.
Biden has vowed to protect Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. He is the main person responsible, outside Zelensky himself, for Ukraine surviving.
Great podcast. But on the “Does China REALLY have a preferred candidate in 2024?”… I mean:
Trump has said—as reported in several articles that didn’t make the front page, and wouldn’t be remembered even if they did—that he expects China “will” take over Taiwan, and that nobody can stop them. He’s suggested that the U.S., more to the point, should not try to stop them.
Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion is the main example keeping China from trying. If Trump wins, the U.S. will almost certainly cut Ukraine off from aid, and Russia will likely win, which would give them the green light.
Biden has vowed to protect Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. He is the main person responsible, outside Zelensky himself, for Ukraine surviving.
Yes, China wants Trump to win in November.
They’d be ignorant if they didn’t.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-taiwan-remarks-spark-fury-concern-1862602