{"id":1025204,"date":"2023-08-14T21:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T21:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1025204"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:34:50","slug":"new-vivek-ramaswamy-would-let-china-invade-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-vivek-ramaswamy-would-let-china-invade-taiwan\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy Would Let China Invade Taiwan\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In a new interview, Ramaswamy once again made clear that he has no idea what he\u2019s talking about when it comes to foreign policy and standing with our allies. He continues to make clear that his \u201ctough on China\u201d stance is all just a ruse as he admits he\u2019d let China invade Taiwan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy, who is out of his depth on every foreign policy issue, floated a plan today to let China attack Taiwan.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Examiner<\/a>: \u201cVivek Ramaswamy cuts off interview after floating plan to let China attack Taiwan after 2028\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dispatch<\/a>: \u201c\u2018I know this is a little uncouth to say,\u2019 Ramaswamy says. \u2018Once we have truly achieved semiconductor independence, I think the calculus changes.\u2019 Does that mean the U.S. would no longer care either way whether China took over Taiwan by military force? \u2018We care a lot less, yeah; we care a lot less. What I\u2019m willing to do in that scenario is very different.\u2019 Those comments could ruffle the feathers of traditional Republicans, who tend to favor U.S. support for fellow democracies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cMy message to China is clear. Do not mess with Taiwan before 2028. And before 2028, our commitments are strong. After 2028, we have semiconductor independence. We have very different commitments, lower commitments, significantly lower commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy is also suggesting that Taiwan could defend itself \u2014 *checks notes* \u2014 by handing guns to every Taiwanese household. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cThere are other elements of the Taiwan porcupine strategy up to and including putting a gun in every Taiwanese household, training them how to use them. That\u2019s what I\u2019m going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Times<\/a>: \u201cRepublican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is convinced that he has figured out a way to stop China from invading Taiwan: Give the Taiwanese people guns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy<\/a>: \u201cYou want China not to invade Taiwan? Here is something we can do: The NRA can open its branch next time in Taiwan. And you want to stop Xi Jinping from invading Taiwan, put a gun in every Taiwanese household, have them defend themselves, let\u2019s see what Xi Jinping does then.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy\u2019s stance comes as no surprise \u2014 he had no problem cozying up to China when it benefited his business. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Republic<\/a>: \u201cGOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Who Used to Do Business With China, Wants to Ban Business With China\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVivek Ramaswamy, the former biotech executive who announced his run for the Republican presidential nomination this week, has made China a central part of his message on the right-wing speaker circuit and Fox News. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed explaining his candidacy, he called the country \u2018the greatest external threat to America\u2019 and argued, \u2018We must even be willing to bar U.S. companies from expanding into China until its government abandons theft and other mercantilist tactics.\u2019 Just a few years ago, though, Ramaswamy was expanding his own business into China.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramaswamy has repeatedly made it clear he would prioritize his extreme MAGA agenda over protecting democracy. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cRamaswamy spoke to POLITICO reporters in their offices Monday just one day after he told ABC News that the U.S. could end the fighting by making \u2018some major concessions\u2019 to Russia. NatSec Daily pressed him after the meeting on what that would mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Putin would end [up] with Crimea and most of the Donbas,\u2019 he told us. Furthermore, NATO should vow that Ukraine won\u2019t join the alliance and the U.S. should restore \u2018full economic relations\u2019 with Russia. \u2018Those are big concessions,\u2019 he underscored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cIf Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy wins the presidency, he says he would end U.S. support for Ukraine and instead broker a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd as part of the settlement, he said he would suspend U.S. military assistance to Ukraine, prevent Kyiv from joining NATO and lift Western sanctions against the Kremlin. He would also withdraw all troops from Ukraine and close all bases in Eastern Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a new interview, Ramaswamy once again made clear that he has no idea what he\u2019s talking about when it comes to foreign policy and standing with our allies. He continues to make clear that his \u201ctough on China\u201d stance is all just a ruse as he admits he\u2019d let China invade Taiwan. Ramaswamy, who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1025204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNEW: Vivek Ramaswamy Would Let China Invade Taiwan\u00a0 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-vivek-ramaswamy-would-let-china-invade-taiwan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-14T21:43:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-20T15:34:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Old_War-Room-Master-File.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-vivek-ramaswamy-would-let-china-invade-taiwan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-vivek-ramaswamy-would-let-china-invade-taiwan\/\",\"name\":\"NEW: Vivek Ramaswamy Would Let China Invade Taiwan\u00a0 - 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