A former Trump administration official told FT Taiwan wants to make the purchase to “show they are serious,” and noted if Taiwan goes through with the deal, “they will go to the U.S. national security advisor… and present a very aggressive package of American hardware.” “China’s rise is not just slowing down, it’s not just ending, it’s starting to reverse,” Beckley noted, adding the “China hangover” has begun, where many countries who have tied their economic growth to China, are now feeling the sting of China’s slowdown. “They got rich selling into the China market, they became dependent on Chinese loans, but now the slowdown in China’s economy, which lifted up so many economies around the world, is gonna drag more of them back down, and already countries are starting to point the finger at China.”
Author: Andrew Powell
Published at: 2024-11-11 23:06:11
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