What is Trump's plan regarding China-Taiwan?

[@CKYiTsungLin]

I am Taiwanese, I am happy hearing this great announcement.

[@JohnnyFranchize]

On your side bro! No matter how ugly it gets, Freedom is one of the few things in this world worth dying for. It's better to die on your feet than live on your knees. ✊️ 🇺🇸 🇹🇼

[@hoshimaruhajime7933]

​@drahculia3579 you deserve peace and love long live Taiwan

[@JohnMaxGriffin]

I’m happy too. I was very unsure but optimistic about Taiwan’s future with a Trump presidency. Glad the optimism seems warranted.

[@HilaryTsaiRageVlog]

this is the only good news out of the trump administration

[@Sneed-pb9cz]

You're not our country

[@human-user]

He should buy China, after he buys Greenland.

[@kaleb7636]

China is worth trillions. Trillions we dont have

[@Life-Is-A-Meme-t5h]

Trump will be like: “China needs some free capitalism and democracy!”

[@theepicshifter1251]

​@@Life-Is-A-Meme-t5h tbf it does

[@Life-Is-A-Meme-t5h]

@@theepicshifter1251 yeah…. They really need democracy there.

[@RockBrentwood]

@@Life-Is-A-Meme-t5h Oh, wait. We must not upset any closet authoritarian shills hanging around here. "They really need [a constitutional republic] there". There. That oughta make them happy.

[@VincentMcClelland-qr6il]

You did a great job on Election night

[@UrbanGridL]

from canada. AMERICA FIRST.

[@mikeykimm6719]

just in case any young liberal is reading this, I remember back in the 70s/80s when Japan was imposing such high tariffs to imported sports cars to protect their own companies and market, it not only resulted in a flourishing domestic market for their own companies, but also in robust r&d investments, that gave their golden age of J-Automobile era that ended up dominating the globe.

[@hisdudeness8328]

These idiots apparently have selective amnesia because Trump did Tariffs during his first administration and the economy didn’t crash.

[@m3c4nyku43]

And you slapped them with the Plaza Accord and destroyed Japan's economy after that.

[@mikeykimm6719]

@@m3c4nyku43 Japan's economy didn't crash because of their protectionism. they crashed it because they got too cocky trying to top America, which the same will happen to you Chinese. Japan still have tariffs, and their stagnant economy is finally gaining momentum, with protectionism still in place.

[@m3c4nyku43]

@@mikeykimm6719 Japan "got too cocky" by being successful and you decided to punish them by implementing the Plaza Accord to destroy their economy and you succeeded, good job if you think that's good.

[@kylenader7276]

Taiwan was apparently requesting F35s so maybe some defense contract will be announced. Also War on Cartels will be crazy

[@Scz_.]

Been saying for awhile that Trump will announce a “special military operation” in Mexico soon it is inevitable at this point

[@simo-dv5xk]

US is not stupid to sell F-35s to Chinese Taipei as the sensitive technology will be sold off to mainland China.

[@crazychase98]

The cartels will be like his Syrian deal when he first got in last time. A bigger version of that

[@lenny7773]

People need to take care not to compare Taiwan to Ukraine, or Israel. Taiwan IS our direct interest

[@shaunholt]

Also important to know the U.S strategy for defending Taiwan can't look like the Israel or Ukraine strategy. With Ukraine there was a huge border through which western countries could send aid. Israel too could easily receive aid and U.S. military support in the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, etc. But Taiwan is an island. Unless the U.S. is ready to directly fight China and probably put 200k troops on Taiwan, the island could be cut off, meaning no food, no missiles, no new planes, etc. So if it looks like China is gearing up for an invasion, the U S. needs to decide very early on how committed we are to Taiwan's defense. Are we ready to potentially lose a Ford carrier or 30 F-35s in one day? Are we ready to lose 150k soldiers? Because if China goes to war, they will be willing to lose millions of lives and not bat an eye. It wouldn't be a war where the U.S. could rack up a 50-1 kill-loss ratio and think China is defeated. Also would need to expect that North Korea invades South Korea with direct Russian support, that Iran does something, maybe Pakistan gets into it too. So it won't be like Ukraine where we can simply send a few Patriot batteries to Taiwan and let them do all the fighting and expect to win without getting our hands dirty.

[@jameschalkwig787]

You cannot do defense in Taiwan to stop China. Go read up Sun Tzu. USA will have to leverage somewhere else. F35s not going to tilt the war. Chinese can detect F35 and have guided missiles to shoot down. They even have missiles that can take out American satellites.

[@jamisonz3365]

​@@shaunholt Well said. There are a lot of cowardice going on on both sides of the aisle. Anyone who points out the truth would be deemed 'warmongers'.

[@cooliipie]

100%

[@fakereality96]

"No new taxes." - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles remember

[@850911darren]

Am Taiwanese, pleasantly surprised by the pick. We’re happy as long as someone can keep China in check

[@m3c4nyku43]

The only 🏳️‍🌈 in Asia

[@MiltonTheWise]

A.M.A.G. = ALWAYS MAKE AMERICA GREATER. Don't settle for MAGA. Be AMAG!!!!!

[@orrorsaness5942]

Amen 🙏 ❤

[@LivingArmor196]

Last time I was this early the mainstream media wasn't crooked.

[@MA_KA_PA_TIE]

Media has been crooked since yellow journalism 100+ years ago when they sold the Spanish American war to the USA

[@justwannasay5454]

I like Rubio. So glad Trump included him.

[@MiltonTheWise]

He is a rino. Don't be so naive. Let's just hope he doesn't backstab our President and our Nation.

[@crazychase98]

​@@MiltonTheWisehe will just kick him out

[@kev905]

Only issue issue about the tariffs on China is that corporations are skirting them by ordering through Mexico. Trump needs to double any tariffs at the Mexican border to account for this.

[@crazychase98]

He's putting terffis on them to just not quit as big

[@Eric-jo8uh]

Mainland Taiwan needs Island Taiwan to give it direction, instructions in manners, how to form a decent government and especially how to treat its taxpayers.

[@gabgab3768]

I am from Philippines and I support trump 100% I hope he do something about west Philippine sea

[@TheOnlyPOOCH]

CHYNA!

[@calebpalmer9317]

Taiwan citizens should have the Right to bear arms. That should be mandatory if they expect military aid. And DG, it's now and forever pronounced Chy-nah. Thank you

[@richbuang2]

DG do a video about Polymarket CEO home getting raided by FBI after predicting Trump victory

[@orrorsaness5942]

Yup 👍

[@AdamRoman-yq7ej]

I would definitely watch that

[@fakereality96]

The real question is how long before the shelling begins. My portfolio wants to know.

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

Last time I was this early Chairman Mao was still bringing us the great leap forward

[@Latuza]

Taiwan proposes buying US$15bn in arms from US. F35s, aegis destroyers. TSMC will build more chip plants in Arizona, or Texas.

[@flabiger]

15 billion, gets them two, if you're lucky, DDGs

[@jameschalkwig787]

TSMC already tried in USA. Lack of manpower talents for semicon. The only way is directly convert Taiwanese into Americans and work in American semicon in America. That is the outcome, China will secure Taiwan lands, America secure the talent. 2026.

[@nuejoseph977]

I'd think Taiwan would be happy with trump considering he's probably going to slow or cripple their economy. Which in turn will slow or stop their ability to throw money at war.

[@ChristmasKathy]

Everything Ezra told you is true!

[@ErikKislikChessSuccess]

It's awesome how much random knowledge you have, like of the Taiwanese terrain. It makes for a fun and informative listen

[@benjaminroussey5710]

Rubio needs to open up Cuba. That should be a priority.

[@Gracelesshearts]

I think you’ve become my main source of understanding all the politics behind this election year. I started watching you in about the month leading up to elections. Your analysis of all the states voting was impeccable, and you called it 312 very early. I watched only you all night election night, and felt more informed than ever than watching a conservative/liberal channel. I also just like your style of reporting. Just one dude analyzing it all and seeing what very few others reported/saw. Trumps pick of Noem was the main pick I didn’t like. I tried looking up the story of why she killed her dog, and just hope there is a better reason than it was a bad dog. Don’t want to buy the book to see what she actually said. Like maybe put it quietly to sleep and don’t shoot it in a gravel pit?

[@Scz_.]

If there is any foreign intervention that would get the least pushback it would be Mexico/cartels…

[@soyusmaximus7176]

Seems like it could become a massive resource sink though. The cartels have a lot of financial incentive to fight on. A border wall may be less headache in the long-term.

[@Scz_.]

@ true I voted Trump because he is the closest thing we’ll get to a pacifist however this intervention could be very costly

[@jojojojo88888]

Hell yes long live Taiwan.

[@cooliipie]

I'm an American living in Taiwan. Hope things go well!!

[@xAfroMetalHead1990x]

Make TSMC build us a foundry in exchange for support if they aren’t already

[@sarahs5340]

Love your content. Subscribed.

[@shaunholt]

I think if China felt they could take Taiwan, they would've done it already.

[@cooliipie]

They tried and failed

[@crazychase98]

They don't plan to be ready until at the earliest 2027 but they plan long term 2030

[@CaptRR]

The problem is time. Theirs allot that can be done to discourage China from invading but you need time to do it. Time to build the shipyards to build the ships. Time to build up the pacific and home front supply infrastructure to keep those warships supplied. Time that was wasted over the last decade. China has been building ships at an insane pace while the US can't even get it's subs maintained in a timely manner. If China attacks Taiwan in the next couple of years I honestly don't think the US Navy can win a brown water fight.

[@m3c4nyku43]

Let's say you win against China. And then what? 2020 in 2028 and beyond, and they can now focus just on you.

[@Echo40K]

We're going to protect Taiwan long enough to get an absolutely solid foundation started to produce our own semi conductors in the U.S

[@spacefun101]

Tariffs hurt both China and us. The question is whether taking that blow is worth it to deal that blow to China.

[@crazychase98]

Just china

[@spacefun101]

@ This is objectively wrong. Countless studies have been done on tariffs. Tariffs have benefits, but a better economy is not one.

[@chucknorris6640]

They hurt them more I think tariffs is a necessary loss

[@lordsteppergod7269]

Trump shouldve bought hong kong in his first term

[@rexplorer.official]

Wish you did now China US content. This one was good.

[@cranke99]

Thank you for not being one of those annoying crying youtubers that use the headline "BREAKING NEWS" for every video. So over that.

[@loocmay]

DG doesn’t stop working! 🦾

[@kaleb7636]

Agreed

[@johnc1014]

So, I'm definitely in favor of tariffs as opposed to income tax. But, they do absolutely hurt American consumers. A lot of American companies currently have goods manufactured in China and then they're imported into the U.S. to sell to American consumers. Imposing higher tariffs on those goods simply means higher business costs. Those, like any other, are passed down to the consumer. Yes, it would encourage more companies to keep production in the U.S. But, then we have higher wages and that higher cost is passed down to consumers. This is the whole reason so much is produced abroad in the first place. We like higher wages for American workers, but we also want cheaper prices for American consumers. A better approach is to simply deregulate the American business environment and remove all red tape that makes it harder and more expensive to keep business domestic. This lowers business costs and prices to consumers. Trump wants to do both, thankfully. He intends to deregulate domestic industry and impose tariffs on foreign goods. The latter will definitely help keep prices from going too high, but don't be surprised when we still have a decent amount of inflated prices, just like we've been crying about with Biden/Harris. Of course, I absolutely preferred Trump over any Democrat. I voted for him in every primary and every general election. He is 1,000 times better than sleepy Joe and cackling Kamala. But, this sort of economic war with China isn't good. I'm all for a downsizing of the federal government, removal of the federal income tax, and replacement of it with a simple, flat import tariff. But, using tariffs to specifically target and hurt China is simply just more government interference in the economy and it brings more tensions between our two countries.

[@crazychase98]

You still pay way less by using terriffs. Plus with deregulation an jobs at home I will not be nearly as bad as you think

[@johnc1014]

@crazychase98 Oh, I don't think it'll be that bad at all. I'm just going off the economics of it. And even the worst case is still far better than the federal income tax. Another point is that some things just won't be available for Americans. Example: many vehicles aren't sold in U.S. markets because of tariffs. Worst case: tariffs get so high that the U.S. becomes far more self-sufficient and foreign trade, both imports and exports, becomes effectively zero. Prices would rise, but everything would eventually adjust and stabilize.

[@crazychase98]

@johnc1014 agree 100%

[@mojojojo560]

I mean do you think consumers haven’t been getting hurt these last 4 years?

[@johnc1014]

@mojojojo560 You'll have to elaborate. Not sure what you mean. As a consumer, I do my research and buy what I want. I seek the best quality and lowest prices available. Sometimes, I'm good with the cheapest thing that's made in China. Other times, I seek a bit more quality. This is how it should be. American consumers should be free to buy whatever they like, regardless of whether it is produced foreign or domestic. I do support a simple, flat tariff on all imports. That should be the primary means to fund the federal government. But, I don't like this idea of using tariffs to punish some countries over others, or to prop up domestic industries.

[@orrorsaness5942]

Yey

[@wesdowner5636]

We don't get 90% of our semiconductors from Taiwan, in fact the overwhelming number of them are made in the US. A couple months ago, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor) announced that their production in Arizona had surpassed production in Taiwan. But many critical ones are made ONLY in Taiwan.

[@PaysandPlaysPodcast]

I mean we as in the consumer is paying the tax from the tariffs affects the consumers and US businesses that’s Ecom 101

[@superduty2023]

Can you do video on who will be first appointee that Trump will *FIRE*

[@kylenader7276]

Jerome Powell needs to be replaced terrible decisions the past 6 years at the FED will need Senate approval to do so idk they'll do it

[@LeonardoPisano-sn2lp]

Both parties love serving Israel

[@kaleb7636]

Mhm

[@KingK2205]

Israel is the one or main thing they unite on.

[@goldman77700]

@@KingK2205 That and wars.

[@KingK2205]

@@goldman77700 Yeah.

[@MiltonTheWise]

Israel controls both parties. We have a Zionist Occupied Government (ZOG).

[@leileijoker8465]

I don't think whose in the white house would influence China's decision on the invasion much. They always have to assume US intervention in their war plannings. To prevent such invasion, the US needs to significantly build up our naval forces in the region. Make it too costly for them to even consider it.

[@crazychase98]

Can't makes them sitting ducks they have hypersonic missles designed for our ships

[@ryanh2479]

Taiwan would inflict catastrophic losses on China should they attempt an amphibious landing. Taiwan's military is quite capable.

[@edwardmccoy274]

War is out of the factor

[@lenny7773]

So you would just allow the communists to hamstring us?

[@Larz_11]

meow

[@leatherneckprepper4477]

How dare you miss gender me, I’m a gopher! Ha ha ha

[@markmiller6979]

Is there something special about Taiwan making the chips ? Or could we train any country t do it ? How about moving th chip making to the carribean ,the Caribbean can be controlled and it would be cheaper made there

[@charleskuss8428]

He told xi he was going to nuke Beijing if he did that….

[@ttfan3257]

Rep distrust C, Lib -Ru

[@GhostHack_1]

Why are you war gaming? No one is talking about China going to war with anyone. Really weird topic to try and cover right now.

[@olibertosoto5470]

Jyna, next big problem up. Count on an adversary for all the stuff we need to run the country, solid plan - for the Chinese.

[@jon989uvxx3]

Have you been to china or taiwan?

[@seangillis7802]

The "something else" Trump should request for defense guarantees should be tech transfer of most advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes for 3 nm chips

[@JSFGuy]

Pizza chip screw tube

[@benjaminroussey5710]

Rubio is awesome. Shut up.

[@Phillip713]

Also, Taiwan is not a country. It is a Chinese territory

[@KingK2205]

Hopefully Trump is not too neocon, but it is looking grim or mixed.

[@shaunholt]

He was already president. He didn't have any new wars. Most peaceful administration in 100 years. Trump is more of a trade guy than a war hawk. He defeats countries through trade and commerce instead of with military invasions.

[@spirit_nightingale9793]

As A Chinese living in Canada with relatives on both sides, I would suggest that Taiwan should just acknowledge that there is only one China, and then just sit on the status quo and see what happens next. They can still keep everything they have now plus some PRC economic aid. Imo if Taiwan just take that position, there's no loss. Taiwan is not independent anyway according to international law, and it will not lose self-governance even if it accepts the policy. It's not like China is gonna attack Taiwan and pursue unpeaceful reunification without Taiwan declaring independence. (And there's basically 0 chance if Taiwan accepts the one-China policy) I personally prefer either peaceful reunification or just maintaining the status quo. Just don't push for independence or there is certainly going to be a war. It's even more serious than NATO expansion

[@spirit_nightingale9793]

The problem is DDP uses the independence card to get votes. Things are just based on getting votes, not the benefit of the people. Maybe America would be pleased to see the conflict but I don't see them giving Taiwan any extra things substantial.

[@y6cd3sdzHs1g]

I suspect reunification is not going to happen, might as well let Taiwan go their on way. The Taiwanese are sort of culturally distinct these days from those mainlanders anyways with that 20th century Japanese influence and ROC vs PROC. China has a terrible record of atrocities against minorities in their country, I see no way that the Taiwanese would ever submit to Chinese rule as long as the communists are in charge.

[@R0NIN_1987]

China will get clapped if they mess w Taiwan. Leave those people alone they don’t want to be communists.

[@spirit_nightingale9793]

@@R0NIN_1987 Firstly, how are they gonna get clapped. Secondly, why would the Taiwanese be communists?

[@iimstupid2281]

yeah it sounds great in theory until we look at what happened in hong kong. China will always want more more, theyll want to take over production of the chips, then theyll want control over the government, then theyll want military bases on taiwan. You cant negotiate with china because theyll always screw you

[@ابراهيم_محمد_الازهر]

Who cares

[@lenny7773]

What're you even doing here?

[@ابراهيم_محمد_الازهر]

I’m actually a fourth generation american who voted for Trump 3 times

[@cityguard4847]

@@ابراهيم_محمد_الازهرlmfao somehow I doubt it

[@nuejoseph977]

I'd think Taiwan would be happy with trump considering he's probably going to slow or cripple their economy. Which in turn will slow or stop their ability to throw money at war.