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Trump 2.0: A Message to Taiwan

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Trump 2.0: A Message to Taiwan
Taiwan's armed forces hold two days of routine drills to show combat readiness ahead of Lunar New Year holidays at a military base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 11, 2023. Annabelle Chih/Getty Images
Grant Newsham
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The Taiwanese share something in common with the Japanese. Both nations have deep-seated doubts that the United States really will defend them—although in Taiwan’s case, it’s probably a more rational concern.

Grant Newsham
Grant Newsham
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Grant Newsham is a retired U.S. Marine officer and a former U.S. diplomat and business executive with many years in the Asia/Pacific region. He is a senior fellow with the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies (Tokyo) and Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the best selling book “When China Attacks: A Warning to America.”