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Be it Resolved, the United States should publicly pledge to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression

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The Importance of Public Statements in Defense of Taiwan

David Rothkopf: The U.S. policy toward Taiwan is a complicated mosaic of different commitments and limitations that is really one of the most obscure pieces of statecraft in US foreign policy. We don't need to make a new statement because just about everybody, including China, assumes that the United States would come to Taiwan's aid, he says. But more importantly, it's not words that we need. It's military power; Taiwan needs to significantly increase its defense spending,. He concludes by calling for an unambiguous public pledge to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression.

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