Former president Donald Trump said he “wouldn’t have to” use military force against a China blockade of Taiwan because Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping respects him and “knows I’m [expletive] crazy.”
Trump told the Wall Street Journal editorial board on Oct. 17 that if re-elected, he would use the threat of increasing tariffs on China-made goods to 150–200 to dissuade Xi from besieging Taiwan.
A blockade to cut off the trade routes of the self-governed island, to cause natural resource depletion and panic among the Taiwanese, is a tactic that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could deploy in an attempt to force Taiwan to surrender to its governance….
Trump Says He ‘Wouldn’t Have To’ Use Military Force If China Blockades Taiwan
