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Vivek Ramaswamy suggests he would let China invade Taiwan post-2029 if elected president
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0:58Now PlayingRepublican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday that he would be less attentive to China’s threat to Taiwan once he’s had four years to attain US “semiconductor independence.”
“Xi Jinping should not mess with Taiwan until we have achieved semiconductor independence, until the end of my first term when I will lead us there,” Ramaswamy told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
“After that, our commitments to Taiwan — our commitments to be willing to go to military conflict — will change after that, because that’s rationally in our self-interest. That is honest. That is true, and that is credible.”
Since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, Beijing has claimed sovereignty over Taiwan, but the island maintains its own government, currency, and military.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has made reunification a core objective and kept military force on the table.
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