Trump has shown little or no desire to protect Taiwan. Does the US spend 10% of its GDP on defense?
US president-elect Donald Trump made Taiwan a focal point of his 2024 campaign, advocating increased defence spending by the island and casting a critical eye on its semiconductor dominance.
While some Taiwanese officials have dismissed these statements as campaign rhetoric, Trump’s repeated calls for Taiwan to pay “protection fees” and increase its defence spending to 10 per cent of GDP now signal real pressure.
In an October 25 podcast with Joe Rogan, Trump also accused Taiwan of “taking our chip business”, repeating his belief that the island must do more for American support.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3286227/why-donald-trumps-win-could-mean-defence-budget-nightmare-taiwan