[quote=FlyerInHi]Is that why Trump killed TPP? Because he doesn’t want to kowtow to China?
Well China is not in TPP. Do you think his ignorant, uneducated supporters know that?
Vietnam, the country that would benefit the most from TPP, in now kissing China’s ass because there won’t be preferential trade with the US. Same goes for the Phillipines and Australia. Anyone challenging China on the South China Sea island military buildup and oil drilling? Not much anymore. We turned our backs on our allies and they now need China. China won. The emperor looks well dressed to me.
You enable Trump, you will be responsible for his actions that harm us.[/quote]
Clinton was going to kill TPP too. The pendulum swung way to the side of protectionism this year for anyone to be able to move forward with TPP. Do you really think it would even pass congress? No chance in hell.
Everyone are trying to play both sides, no one is putting all eggs in one basket at this time. You do that and you’ll get fried. Why do you think the KMT did so poorly in Taiwan?
As for the issue at hand, Taiwan will be used for domestic and foreign purposes. Domestically like I said the liberals are coming out of this one looking like they support an authoritarian fascist regime against a model citizen in democracy. Internationally this gives Trump the bargaining chip he needs in trade talks with China.
Taiwan of course know they are being played too. But a small shrimp has to take up the protection the US offers when faced with an eternal threat of forced annexation and gradual suffocation.
