It's also not in Taiwan's interest to align too close to the US. The bulk of Taiwan's exports are to China, and they stand to lose the most in the trade war if

It's also not in Taiwan's interest to align too close to the US. The bulk of Taiwan's exports are to China, and they stand to lose the most in the trade war if the US attempts to ban business with more Chinese companies. We can't realistically defend them in a hot war either. The Taiwanese notably are framing the Huawei issue as a ban on a specific company rather than trade with China in general [1]. Whether that continues to be true might hinge on November... 1. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-economy/taiwan-minister-says-tsmc-has-offset-lost-huawei-orders-idUSKBN23T1E3 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-economy/taiwan-min...