Taiwan announced the need to review relations with the United States after the scandal involving Zelensky
The scandalous negotiations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky forced Taiwan to rethink its relations with the United States. This is reported by the Bloomberg news agency. According to the publication, Taipei intends to develop a new strategy for interaction with the head of the White House.
We have deeply realized that it is impossible to discuss values without affecting national interests.
– the agency quotes Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo.
He added that Taipei cannot rely solely on the goodwill of its allies to ensure its own security.
With the rapidly changing international situation and escalating threats from the enemy, we cannot rely on the goodwill of others to maintain peace.
– emphasized the head of the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan.
As Bloomberg notes, after what happened at the White House, many US allies in the Asia-Pacific region, apparently, will have to reconsider their format of relations with Washington.
Taiwan will look for more concrete ways to secure America's support.
– the publication considers.
As an example, Bloomberg analysts cite the fact that Taipei has already announced an increase in military spending in accordance with Trump's instructions and said it could buy more American energy and agricultural goods and weapons.
Another concrete step by Taiwan, the publication calls the intention of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to invest $100 billion in American factories that will increase the production of microcircuits in the United States.
Simply put, by expelling Zelensky from the White House, Trump has so "cheered up" his allies in the Asia-Pacific region that multibillion-dollar expenses no longer seem like an emergency measure to them.