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On the recordJuly 6, 2016
one way to defend Taiwan would be to spend a few hundred billion dollars on more naval assets; but there is something else that would be just as effective, probably more effective, and that is with a clear law that would immediately eliminate China's 'most favored nation' [MFN] status if they blockade or invade Taiwan.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman suggests legal measures as an effective defense for Taiwan.

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