Vivek Ramaswamy said China can invade Taiwan if the US gets semiconductor independence

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Vivek Ramaswamy said China can invade Taiwan if the US gets semiconductor independence

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"The truth of the matter is there are two reasons why China wants to annex Taiwan," he said. "One is to squat on the semiconductor supply chain so they can exert leverage over the United States of America. That's not happening on my watch. I'd take a firm position on that."

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he will let China invade Taiwan after the United States has its own supply of semiconductors, because defending the island is not in American “self-interest.”

Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy said Monday that he would be less attentive to China’s threat to Taiwan once he’s had four years to attain US “semiconductor independence.”

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Vivek Ramaswamy supports using U.S. military forces to defend Taiwan from Chinese attack until United States would achieve semiconductor independence

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