Joe Biden To Ask Congress To Fund Taiwan Arms Via Ukraine Budget-World-Wire

On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he would aim to deter China from invading Taiwan if he wins the 2024 presidential election, saying China would refrain from such an attack if the costs outweighed the benefits.

"So my policy is going to be to deter that from happening," DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Fox News on Monday when asked what he would do if China invaded Taiwan.

"China respects hard power. If they think the costs are going to exceed any potential benefits, they are not going to do it," the Florida governor said in the interview.

DeSantis said such deterrence would involve both "hard power" in the region, an apparent reference to U.S. military power, and economic levers that the U.S. could pull.

U.S.-China relations have been tense for years over various national security and trade issues, including China's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan. Among the other sore points are U.S. export bans on advanced technologies, China's state-led industrial policies, human rights issues, the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, and trade tariffs.

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