US Republican candidates united on Taiwan in primary debate
US Republican candidates united on Taiwan in primary debate
2023-11-23
Over in the U.S., five Republican candidates took the stage this month in the party’s third primary debate. Taiwan emerged as a key focus. The candidates were unanimous in supporting Taiwan and countering China. Their united front has resonated with some internet users in Taiwan. One viewer said the debate displayed how politicians in a, quote, “normal country,” should behave.
During the third Republican presidential primary debate, candidates were asked about China and Taiwan. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stressed the importance of arming Taiwan.
Nikki Haley
Republican primary candidate
We should be arming Taiwan, make sure they have the equipment they need, make sure they have the training they need now. There’s nothing China fears more than knowing that America will have Taiwan’s back. Let’s make sure that we show it by making sure they have the equipment they need.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said that besides arming Taiwan, the U.S. should impose sanctions on China.
Ron DeSantis
Republican primary candidate
In Florida I banned China from buying land in this state. And we kicked out from all of our universities… we kicked out the Confucius Institutes out of our universities. We’ve recognized the threat and we’ve acted swiftly and decisively.
The candidates were united when it came to backing Taiwan against China. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the U.S. should position its nuclear submarines in the South China Sea, to deter a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Chris Christie
Republican primary candidate
And if we’re going to deter China from invading Taiwan, the only way we’re going to do it is to make sure that they don’t know whether how many nuclear submarines from the United States of America are in the South China Sea and in that area, and ready to strike on them if they decide to move on Taiwan.
The debate also touched on the Chinese social media app TikTok.
Tim Scott
Republican primary candidate
Without any questions, what we should do is ban TikTok, period.
Vivek Ramaswamy
Republican primary candidate
The easy answer is actually to say we’re going to ban just one app. We’ve got to go further. We have to ban any U.S. company actually transferring U.S. data to the Chinese. Here’s a story most people don’t know. Air B&B hands over U.S. user data to the CCP.
Taiwanese YouTube channel “With Sydney” featured the Republican debate in a video. In the comments section, viewers said the debate showed how a normal country should be, with politicians banding together to combat the enemy. One viewer suggested that the Republican candidates should run for election in Taiwan. Another commented that Taiwan’s own presidential candidates should watch the video and reflect on who Taiwan’s true enemy is.
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共和黨總統初選辯論會 5名候選人齊喊"抗中保台"
2023-11-23
美國2024也將舉行總統大選，台海局勢成為關注焦點，在共和黨日前舉辦的初選第三場辯論會上，包括前美國駐聯合國大使海莉與佛州人氣州長迪尚特等共五名候選人，竟不約而同表達抗共保台的理念。
美國共和黨總統初選辯論，被問及中國與台灣局勢，前美國駐聯合國大使海莉率先表示，美國應該武裝台灣。
[[共和黨總統初選候選人 海莉]]
“我們應該武裝台灣，確保他們擁有所需的裝備，確保他們接受了所需的培訓，現在沒有什麼比"知道美國將力挺台灣"更讓中國擔心的，讓我們確保台灣擁有所需的設備。”
而佛州人氣州長迪尚特也說，除了軍備之外，經濟上也要制裁中國。
[[共和黨總統初選候選人 迪尚特]]
“在佛州，我禁止中國在這個州買土地，我們將孔子學院踢出我們的大學，我們認識到威脅並迅速果斷採取行動。”
候選人竟不約而同展現同樣氣魄，認定美國應抗共保台。前新澤西前州長克里斯蒂甚至表示，美軍核潛艦應於南海相關海域、隨時應戰。
[[共和黨總統初選候選人 克里斯蒂]]
“如果我們想震懾中國入侵台灣，我們要做的唯一方法是確保，他們(中國)不知道有多少來自美國的核潛艇，在南海和該地區，隨時準備打擊他們，如果他們決定入侵台灣。”
辯論議題也包含美國是否應禁用中國當紅的手機應用程式、Tiktok。
[[共和黨總統初選候選人 史考特]]
“毫無疑問 我們應立即查禁Tiktok(抖音)。”
[[共和黨總統初選候選人 拉馬斯瓦米]]
“最簡單的答案是我們就禁用這個應用程式，但我們得更進一步，我們必須禁止任何美國公司，將美國數據轉移給中國，這裡有個故事，多數人不知道，AirB&B將美國用戶數據資訊交給中共。”
對抗北京毫無懸念，網路名人雪梨看世界日前也為此熱議，不少台灣網友感觸良多，留言說這才是正常國家該有的樣子，對抗外敵立場一致。還有人懷疑共和黨總統候選人才要選台灣總統，更有人說希望台灣政治人物能看到影片，深刻反省台灣的敵人是誰。
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