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I, for one, was surprised to see their treatment of Australia, for instance, and wondered how that could possibly be in their interest to offend a nation in their region as they did, obviously, a nation with which we have a close…
I think it sends a signal to would be aggressors around the world of all kinds that we will stand by our commitments and that we honor and respect the rights of democratic people to retain their freedoms and their vision for their own…
It is important to have a strategy that goes beyond words.
I would think that China's calculation about action of a hostile nature against Taiwan would encompass not just military might but also the response diplomatically of nations around the world, but also economic impact.
My assessment is that there have been nations that have severed relations with Taiwan but have not gone the other way.
They have done a number of things which have weakened, from my perspective, their ties with those nations.
It would seem that they are succeeding in that effort, and we are probably not being quite as effective.
Some weeks ago I asked Taiwan's representative to the United States, what was the single most important thing we could do to convince China that it would be unwise to consider a military action of invasion against Taiwan, and the…
I am actually thinking about some of the more direct economic impact, for instance, anticipating that China relies on Taiwan, for instance, for semiconductor needs of various kinds.
But what are the other dimensions do you think of that key strategy?
I would note that the law that was passed called for this to be presented to Congress, some in public, and then some classified, as opposed to just an in camera review. So I would expect that the State Department would follow the law as…
I think Xi Jinping is an intelligent person, that military action is not the right path for him to consider.
China goes to great lengths to try and convince other countries to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Thank you, Chair and Ranking Member and our witnesses here today, for taking time to hold today's hearing to highlight the delusion of the Biden administration's at-any-cost approach on electrification of our grid.
Nothing has been more apparent with this tactic than the $18 billion taxpayer funding of a mandated industry that America's private citizens and business owners do not want to be forced down their throats.
For almost 60 years, Americans have been driven by fear perpetuated by our climate theorists, authors, climate absolutes, and climate change activists, all who consider themselves experts.