The United States has turned Taiwan into a valuable hostage through which China can exact constant military and economic concessions from the United States.The United States’ dependence on Taiwan and inability to prosecute a long war give China undue leverage and send a message of “non-deterrence.” This is not a call for “Buy America.” It is instead a call to urgently build resilience apart from China and not be singularly dependent on Taiwan for key national security needs. Addressing US dependency requires inverting Congress’s approach from inputs, such as critical minerals, to outputs, such as planes and missiles
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