🇺🇸🇹🇼 US understands Taiwan defence needs

A senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Sunday that the United States “very much” understands Taiwan’s defence needs and the severe military threat it faces from China, following a Washington summit between US and Chinese leaders.

The remarks came from Taipei after high-level US-China engagement in Washington. The diplomat’s statement directly linked Taiwan’s defence requirements to the military pressure it says it faces from China.

The immediate takeaway is that Taiwan is signaling continued confidence in US awareness of its security concerns despite parallel US-China diplomacy.

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@asianomics