Senator Tom Cotton

Unfortunately, we've allowed those ties to grow very deep and therefore we're very dependent on China. So even if there were a conflict that were inconclusive, that reached a stalemate, you would still see, again, an almost immediate global depression that would be devastating for Americans.

That's why the only way to prevail in a conflict with Taiwan is to prevent it from happening in the first place, to be strong and confident in the defense of a democratic partner and make it clear to communist China, as we have for a long time, that we will not tolerate any unilateral attempts to invade and annex Taiwan to the mainland.

That's why the only way to prevail in a conflict with Taiwan is to prevent it from happening in the first place, to be strong and confident in the defense of a democratic partner and make it clear to communist China, as we have for a long time, that we will not tolerate any unilateral attempts to invade and annex Taiwan to the mainland.

That's why the only way to prevail in a conflict with Taiwan is to prevent it from happening in the first place, to be strong and confident in the defense of a democratic partner and make it clear to communist China, as we have for a long time, that we will not tolerate any unilateral attempts to invade and annex Taiwan to the mainland.

Well, it does get back to Taiwan. I mean, Douglas MacArthur said in 1950 that if Taiwan were to fall into the hands of a hostile power, it would be a disaster of utmost importance for the United States. Partly it's because of their centrality in the global semiconductor manufacturing chain, but also it's because of their strategic position.

Well, it does get back to Taiwan. I mean, Douglas MacArthur said in 1950 that if Taiwan were to fall into the hands of a hostile power, it would be a disaster of utmost importance for the United States. Partly it's because of their centrality in the global semiconductor manufacturing chain, but also it's because of their strategic position.

Well, it does get back to Taiwan. I mean, Douglas MacArthur said in 1950 that if Taiwan were to fall into the hands of a hostile power, it would be a disaster of utmost importance for the United States. Partly it's because of their centrality in the global semiconductor manufacturing chain, but also it's because of their strategic position.

It's not Hong Kong, it's not Tibet, places where China has also committed egregious crimes. By taking Taiwan, it would turn the so-called first island chain, which goes from Japan to Taiwan to the Philippines, from an obstacle to Chinese ambitions to a springboard. They would have what MacArthur called the unsinkable aircraft carrier and submarine tender.

It's not Hong Kong, it's not Tibet, places where China has also committed egregious crimes. By taking Taiwan, it would turn the so-called first island chain, which goes from Japan to Taiwan to the Philippines, from an obstacle to Chinese ambitions to a springboard. They would have what MacArthur called the unsinkable aircraft carrier and submarine tender.

It's not Hong Kong, it's not Tibet, places where China has also committed egregious crimes. By taking Taiwan, it would turn the so-called first island chain, which goes from Japan to Taiwan to the Philippines, from an obstacle to Chinese ambitions to a springboard. They would have what MacArthur called the unsinkable aircraft carrier and submarine tender.

That would also lead a lot of our friends in the region to start seeking accommodations with China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia. You'd probably see widespread nuclear proliferation as countries like Japan and South Korea and others start getting nuclear weapons as well, destabilizing the world.

That would also lead a lot of our friends in the region to start seeking accommodations with China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia. You'd probably see widespread nuclear proliferation as countries like Japan and South Korea and others start getting nuclear weapons as well, destabilizing the world.

That would also lead a lot of our friends in the region to start seeking accommodations with China, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia. You'd probably see widespread nuclear proliferation as countries like Japan and South Korea and others start getting nuclear weapons as well, destabilizing the world.

And you'd see China trying to undermine American influence everywhere, showing other countries that they can walk in and take over a democratic land like Taiwan and that all countries everywhere should start seeking those kind of accommodations with China.

And you'd see China trying to undermine American influence everywhere, showing other countries that they can walk in and take over a democratic land like Taiwan and that all countries everywhere should start seeking those kind of accommodations with China.

And you'd see China trying to undermine American influence everywhere, showing other countries that they can walk in and take over a democratic land like Taiwan and that all countries everywhere should start seeking those kind of accommodations with China.

And that ultimately China would achieve its goal, again, of making us kind of an island on the edge of the world, as Henry Kissinger warned about. So a place where. And here in the new world, we are limited. We're not allowed to trade with China's partners. We're not allowed to invest or get investment from them. And that China really would call the shots.

And that ultimately China would achieve its goal, again, of making us kind of an island on the edge of the world, as Henry Kissinger warned about. So a place where. And here in the new world, we are limited. We're not allowed to trade with China's partners. We're not allowed to invest or get investment from them. And that China really would call the shots.

And that ultimately China would achieve its goal, again, of making us kind of an island on the edge of the world, as Henry Kissinger warned about. So a place where. And here in the new world, we are limited. We're not allowed to trade with China's partners. We're not allowed to invest or get investment from them. And that China really would call the shots.

So it does get back to Taiwan and the central strategic place that Taiwan plays, not just for China, but for the entire world.