Trump tells Taiwan to expect a higher price tag for US defence
Taipei, Taiwan | Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, said that Taiwan should pay the United States for defending it from China, a remark highlighting the uncertainties — and high stakes — of how he might handle the smouldering Taiwan Strait dispute if he should win a second term.
Taiwan depends on political and military support from the United States to help resist pressure from Beijing, which claims the island as Chinese territory. Trump warned that Taiwan is perilously exposed to any attack from China and far away from US protection, and signalled that he would take a more bluntly conditional approach to Taiwan.
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