Reference Message Network reported on April 23 according to a report by Taiwan's "China Times Net" on April 22, Kolas Yotaka, who once served as the spokesperson for the Taiwan authorities' leader's office, said that in Trump 2.0 administration, someone with influence advocated that Taiwan is not an "existing" issue, and some people proposed that the United States should not "defend Taiwan".
The report said that Kolas Yotaka stated that Taiwan media rarely reports who in the Trump 2.0 administration does not support Taiwan, and this neglect will make people "lose vigilance".
She said that in the US political circle, "hawks of China" are used to describe hawks on China, and many people in Taiwan would over-interpret it, thinking that "hawks of China" must be "pro-Taiwan", but it is not the case.
She pointed out that The Economist mentioned that several officials friendly to Taiwan may be gradually being observed and marginalized, including David Feith, the senior technology director of China experts at the National Security Council, who has been fired. Hua Chih-han, the current deputy national security advisor of the United States, and Ivan Kanapathy, the senior director of Asia at the National Security Council of the United States.
She said that now in Trump's MAGA circle, someone with influence is Elbridge Colby, who was officially confirmed by the Senate on April 8 and appointed by Trump as the deputy minister of the Department of Defense responsible for policy affairs. This position is the third chairperson of the Pentagon.
Colby once said that Taiwan is not an "existing" issue for the United States, and Taiwan should increase its military expenditure from less than 3% of GDP to 10% at present.
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