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Excessive U.S. pressure on Taiwan defense spending plays into CCP's hands

American policy influencers should explain that Taipei needs encouragement, not punishment

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In recent years, quite a few American politicians and foreign policy experts have vocally demanded that Taiwan increase its defense spending.   © Reuters

Yoshiyuki Ogasawara is a professor emeritus at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and visiting professor at National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan). He has been observing the development of Taiwanese politics for the past 30 years.

"Taiwan should pay us for defense. You know, we're no different than an insurance company. Taiwan doesn't give us anything," Donald Trump told Bloomberg recently.

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