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Taiwan doesn't give us anything," he added. Read On The Fox News App In October, he once again complained about U.S. aid to Taiwan and accused the nation of "stealing" the U.S. microchip industry.
To be sure, the US backs Taiwan's independent government, but it's unclear whether it would commit forces to Taiwan's defense. However, Kaushal believes that the problem may be manageable by ...
The former president also suggested that the US would struggle to defend the island because of distance, saying “Taiwan is 9,500 miles away. It’s 68 miles away from China.”
The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA; Pub. L. 96–8, H.R. 2479, 93 Stat. 14, enacted April 10, 1979) is an act of the United States Congress.Since the formal recognition of the People's Republic of China, the Act has defined the officially substantial but non-diplomatic relations between the United States of America and Taiwan (Republic of China).
The Nationalists were defeated by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War. [33]: 125 The ROC government retreated to Taiwan.[33]: 125 In August 1949, the United States suspended the ROC's involvement in the Fulbright Program because the fleeing government was no longer able to make payments on the surplus war material it had purchased from the United States after the end of World War II.
For decades, American leaders have deliberately avoided a giving a clear answer on whether the U.S. would use military force to stop a potential Chinese invasion.
A 2008 report by the RAND Corporation analyzing a theoretical 2020 attack by mainland China on Taiwan suggested that the US would likely not be able to defend Taiwan. Cruise missile developments may enable China to partially or completely destroy or make inoperative US aircraft carriers and bases in the Western Pacific.
Under the Taiwan Relations Act, Washington has committed to provide Taiwan with means to defend itself, but U.S. law does not mandate that Washington come to Taiwan's aid if attacked.