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China, Taiwan, and the Window of Vulnerability

from Sen. JD Vance | The Tim Dillon Show #414 · #414

2 min

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Vance discusses the strategic importance of Taiwan's chip manufacturing, hopes China finds invasion too costly, and worries China might make a move during the transition period while Biden is weak and Harris is licking her wounds.

In this bit4 moments
  • Tim's argument: Russia shouldn't have invaded Ukraine, but the US interest in peace is partly motivated by Ukraine being less important than other regions like Taiwan.
  • Taiwan's computer chip manufacturing is so critical to global economic growth that a Chinese takeover would be catastrophic for America.
  • Trump's policy of engaging in smart diplomacy with China while remaining competitors is the way to prevent invasion of Taiwan.
  • Tim worries China might attempt to take Taiwan in the next couple months while America is weakest under Biden and Harris recovering from election loss.
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TaiwanJoe BidenKamala HarrisChinaRussiaUkraineDonald Trump

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