Rubio threatened: enhancing Taiwan's self-defense capability is the key to deter mainland from attacking Taiwan.

Rubio blustered: Taiwan's self - defense capability becomes the key to deterrence; the harder it is to attack, the more time can be won. Pompeo called out again on the 20th, "It is necessary to make the cost of attacking Taiwan by mainland China higher than its value, so as to produce deterrence; to build deterrence starts with Taiwan's self - defense capability. The harder it is for Taiwan to be attacked, the more time can be gained." He also mentioned that if the war in Ukraine does not end, it will continue to consume resources that could otherwise be invested in the Indo - Pacific region. Rubio blustered at the US Senate hearing, "In the simplest terms, we must make the interests of mainland China's actions against Taiwan less than the cost. Essentially, the cost of this action must be higher than its value to carry out deterrence. Deterrence is the key, and it certainly starts with Taiwan's self - defense capability, and deterrence needs to be built in the Indo - Pacific region." He said that if the United States can end the war in Ukraine and establish stability and peace in the Middle East, it will be able to focus more energy on long - term challenges, especially those in the Indo - Pacific region. Republican Senator Graham then asked whether the way the United States ends the Russia - Ukraine war would affect how mainland China views its actions against Taiwan. Rubio responded that there was such a possibility. However, he also believed that if the war continued, it would still have an impact because the war was consuming resources of the United States and its allies, and these resources could otherwise be used to strengthen the United States' capabilities in the Indo - Pacific region. < img src = "//p3-sign.toutiaoimg.com/tos-cn-i-ezhpy3drpa/b1b7b717f2c240eab421738e79edb8d4~tplv-obj:700:467.image?_iz=97245&bid=15&from=post&gid=1832679844467715&lk3s=06827d14&x-expires=1755475200&x-signature=nGoJd8TiEhh%2BnExTNyOur3tooNg%3D" / > Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832679844467715/ Statement: This article only represents the author's personal opinions.