Recent comments by Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
Trump made the comment in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier that aired right after the U.S. president wrapped up a high-stakes visit to China on Friday.
China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province, to be retaken by force if necessary. The U.S., like all countries that have formal ties with Beijing, doesn’t recognize Taiwan as a country but has been the island’s strongest backer and arms supplier.
Trump is now suggesting that is open to negotiation.
It’s just so easy. It’s so easy to fool this moron. China plays him like a goddamn fiddle. The president of China got in his ear, and since he’s such a cuck that he just Falls for whatever strong man is nearest, he’s willing to throw it all out. Astounding.