Not all analysts agree that the strategy strengthens Washington’s hand against Beijing. Jennifer Kavanagh, the director of military analysis for Defense Priorities, told the Washington Examiner that Trump’s Iranian campaign actually makes Taiwan more vulnerable to an invasion from mainland China.
“The Chinese are happily watching the U.S. expend its munitions and burn up its military readiness in the Middle East,” she stated. “There’s no way that, if [China] tries to move on Taiwan now, the United States could defend Taiwan, and that’s going to be true for at least several years now. So I just don’t see this as a strategic win vis-a-vis China in any dimension.”
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