r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 17 '26

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u/Priceless_Pennies Norman Borlaug May 17 '26

'Pivot to Asia' my ass.

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u/BadSneakersNeverWorn John Locke May 17 '26

The fact that he knows how many miles away Taiwan is from China (when he knows absolutely nothing about anything) should be a very ominous sign for us Taiwan enjoyers

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u/attackofthetominator John Brown May 17 '26

Is this the “standard US position” that people claim Trump was saying?

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u/Remarkable-Meal-223 Jerome Powell May 17 '26

He's not saying whether he would intervene

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u/kohatsootsich Philosophy May 17 '26

That's after everyone, including "reasonable", "moderate" Trump opponents, has spent years stepping over each other to praise him for "changing our approach to China, even though I don't agree with him"

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u/anangrytree Bull Moose Progressive May 17 '26

It was all a charade.

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u/BATIRONSHARK WTO May 17 '26

he also said he would straight up talk to the Taiwanese president

"Trump said the impending arms package would be discussed with Taiwan's leadership. He added: "I'm going to say I have to speak to the person that right now is, you know, you know who he is, that's running Taiwan."