US President claims in Fox News interview that China is aware of how he will react if it attacks Taiwan

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/08/24
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (Aug. 23) told Fox News’ Steve Hilton that China knows what he is going to do if it invades Taiwan in an interview that also touched upon U.S.-China relations and America's economy.

Hilton, host of "The Next Revolution," brought up the topic of the U.S.' relationship with Taiwan, wanting to get Trump's reaction on the issue. Hilton said that in the past there have been different attitudes toward Taiwan from the U.S. government and it seems to be "getting more important because of technology and economic aspects that a company in Taiwan is a world leader in semiconductors."

Trump chimed in, saying, “It’s coming to this country.”

Hilton then asked, “If China, and it looks like it's getting more belligerent, tries to either invade Taiwan or effectively take control of it and its important industries, would you let them get away with it?”    [FULL  STORY]