Donald Trump, a former president, made a suggestion that if there is Chinese invasion of Taiwan, he would not order a military intervention by the United States.
I had a great relationship with everyone: Trump
In a lengthy interview with radio broadcaster Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Trump made the remarks.
In a report from Washington Examiner, Trump was questioned on the conflict in Ukraine as Hewitt’s interview’s foreign policy segment got underway. If he had won the 2022 election, the former president claimed Vladimir Putin would not have attacked Ukraine. Ukraine is very tragic, as Trump called it. Every time I turn it on, I am reminded of the conflict that I knew was Putin’s favorite. If our election hadn’t been rigged, he wouldn’t have done it. It was stolen and rigged. If I were president, millions of people who should be dead would be alive right now if that election hadn’t been rigged.
Trump omitted to explain how winning would have brought about peace. However, given that Putin’s openly stated pursuit of destiny is what is driving Russia’s war, the only way he could have halted it was by threatening Moscow with U.S. military intervention. Trump making such a threat seems incredibly implausible.
Hewitt then questioned Trump about Vivek Ramaswamy, a fellow 2024 presidential contender, who had promised to sever the Sino-Russian strategic alliance. Well, I can do it very simply, and I did that for four years, Trump retorted. They and I did not get along well. And I knew both of them well. Then, when COVID entered, I said that Xi [Jinping] would find it to be a shift in the wrong direction. I had a great relationship with him.
The Taiwan issue then arose. Hewitt questioned him, “China is threatening Taiwan. If you were president again, would you defend Taiwan?
I had a terrific relationship with, I had a great relationship with everyone, Trump retorted. You need not be concerned about Taiwan. Taiwan will never happen if I’m president, which means there is absolutely no chance that China will ever enter Taiwan. Take note of Trump’s emphasis on relationships, even when those relationships don’t lead to concrete policy outcomes.
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Trump brings up this nuclear issue right away
Hewitt prodded Trump, posing the question, “Would you take up arms against them if China did attack Taiwan?” Force? Trump went on to say: “They won’t do it.” Not a chance. Additionally, Russia would never have invaded Ukraine. Not a chance. Without starting a nuclear war, there are other things you can do. There are other options available to you. China won’t ever invade Taiwan.
The crucial phrase in this passage, in my opinion, is: “There are other things you can do without entering a nuclear holocaust.” This statement shows that Trump thinks a military involvement by the United States in Taiwan would be equivalent to nuclear war. How should I interpret this?
Although a nuclear exchange between the United States and China over Taiwan, for Chinese invasion, cannot be completely ruled out, doing so would be extremely damaging to both the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. Furthermore, China would lose a nuclear conflict with the U.S. and most likely cease to be a functional nation-state in the event of a full-scale nuclear conflict due to the different nuclear weapons capacities of each country. However, it is notable that Trump brings up this nuclear issue right away. It strongly suggests that he would be reluctant to take the chance of using American military action against Taiwan, article from Washington Examiner.
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