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With President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s state visit to China, speculation about the status of Taiwan, the self-governing nation that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) claims as its own, ran rampant.<\/p>\n

Many analysts emphasized Taiwan\u2019s production of the advanced semiconductors that power the world\u2019s smartphones, AI systems and precision-guided munitions. It\u2019s true that semiconductor maker TSMC\u2019s fabs dominate cutting-edge chip manufacturing, making the island indispensable to the global economy and America\u2019s military edge. A Chinese takeover would hand Beijing a stranglehold on supply chains worth trillions and cripple U.S. technological superiority.<\/p>\n

Yet Taiwan\u2019s true importance runs far deeper than silicon wafers. Beyond its economic and military value, three critical factors demand America\u2019s laser focus: geography, diplomacy and the powerful symbolism of a thriving democracy only 90 miles off China\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n

Geographically, Taiwan anchors the First Island Chain \u2014 a string of natural barriers and island outposts stretching from Japan<\/a> through Taiwan to the Philippines that keeps China\u2019s navy bottled up in the near seas. Control of Taiwan would allow Beijing\u2019s rapidly growing fleet to break into the open Pacific, directly threatening U.S. allies and bases from Guam onward.<\/p>\n

TRUMP-XI\u2019S CHINA SUMMIT IS A DEFINING TEST FOR AMERICA IN THE NEW COLD WAR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lose Taiwan, and the strategic map of Asia<\/a> tilts dramatically toward Communist China. Japan, South Korea and the Philippines would face immense pressure, with Beijing leveraging proximity, economic coercion and military intimidation to peel them away from Washington. The fall of Taiwan would trigger a diplomatic catastrophe, bringing with it a cascade of realignments favoring authoritarianism over freedom.<\/p>\n

If Taiwan falls \u2014 whether by invasion, blockade, or coercion<\/a> \u2014 the signal to America\u2019s Pacific partners would be unmistakable: Washington\u2019s security guarantees are hollow. Those allies, already hedging their bets, would accelerate accommodation with Beijing, eroding the network of partnerships that has kept the region stable since 1945.<\/p>\n

History<\/a> underscores the stakes. During World War II, U.S. planners seriously considered invading Japanese-held Formosa (Taiwan) under Operation Causeway. Admiral Chester Nimitz and others viewed the island as a vital steppingstone offering air and naval bases to bomb Japan, support operations on the Chinese mainland, and sever Tokyo\u2019s sea lanes. Planners envisioned massive amphibious assaults, as the mountainous island was seen as a tough target. Ultimately, the United States chose to liberate the Philippines instead, with Okinawa as the follow-on objective.<\/p>\n

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Taiwan\u2019s independent democracy stands as a conundrum to the corrupt and totalitarian CCP. The CCP insists that only authoritarian rule can govern Chinese society. Taiwan proves the opposite. Either Taiwan is a self-governing nation with unique attributes or it\u2019s Chinese. And if Taiwan is Chinese, then it stands as proof that Chinese culture and prosperity can thrive under democracy, not dictatorship. Taiwan\u2019s vibrant democracy exposes the lie at the heart of the CCP\u2019s “reunification” rhetoric. Taiwan is de facto an independent nation \u2014 a self-governing representative democracy with a strong rule of law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

America must treat Taiwan as the strategic asset it is<\/a>. That means accelerating arms deliveries, deepening military cooperation, and rebuilding our own industrial base \u2014 especially in semiconductors and shipbuilding \u2014 to sustain a prolonged contest if deterrence fails. It also requires clear-eyed diplomacy that reassures allies, while signaling to Beijing that aggression carries unacceptable risks. Peace through strength worked against the Soviets; it remains our best course with the CCP.<\/p>\n

Taiwan\u2019s fate is not merely about chips or even one island. It is about whether the world\u2019s leading democracy will defend its national interests against the world\u2019s most powerful authoritarian state. The economic, geographic, diplomatic and symbolic threads all converge on one truth: America \u2014 and the West \u2014 cannot afford to lose Taiwan. Our prosperity, security and the cause of liberty in Asia depend on it.<\/p>\n

So long as Taiwan remains free, the Chinese Communist Party cannot threaten the free world.<\/p>\n

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