Taiwan currently produces around 65% of semiconductors used globally and about 90% of the advanced chips, making it the most significant producer of a vital electronic component.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says Taiwan is a "critical interest" to the United States and that China is "more powerful" than Putin and Russia., specifically greater industrial production capabilities available on the island as well as an operational foothold in the area that could break up U.S. influence in the region, according to defense and intelligence experts.
Soldiers disembark from AAV7 amphibious assault vehicles during the Han Kuang military exercise, which simulates China's People's Liberation Army invading the island, on July 28, 2022 in Pingtung, Taiwan. Taiwan military launches five days of live fire drills involving all forces of the military to repel simulated attacks from China.
Sadler noted that there is belief that if China can"break" Taiwan, it can break"all the U.S. security alliances that are perceived as a threat." Controlling Taiwan would provide China with another foreign operating base from which to project power in the region, amplifying any other disputes with neighboring countries, according to Emily de La Bruyere, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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