Trump sugere que Taiwan deveria pagar pela defesa dos EUA, gerando controvérsia sobre a posição de Washington na ilha. Trump suggests Taiwan should pay for US defense, sparking controversy over Washington's stance on the island.

O ex-presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, sugeriu que Taiwan deveria pagar aos EUA pela sua defesa, gerando controvérsia sobre a posição de Washington na ilha caso reconquistasse a Casa Branca. Former US President Donald Trump has suggested Taiwan should pay the US for its defense, sparking controversy over Washington's stance on the island should he win back the White House. Numa entrevista à Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump disse que Taiwan deveria “pagar-nos pela defesa” e comparou os EUA a uma companhia de seguros. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek, Trump said Taiwan should "pay us for defense" and likened the US to an insurance company. Taiwan depende do apoio político e militar dos EUA para contrariar a pressão da China, que reivindica a ilha como seu território. Taiwan is dependent on US political and military support to counter pressure from China, which claims the island as its territory.