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Christians & Taiwan

Mark Tooley on October 21, 2021

American Christians should support strong American backing for Taiwan amid growing threats by China for moral, spiritual, and strategic reasons. Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen recently explained in Foreign Affairs why her country has broader importance:

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  1. Comment by David on October 21, 2021 at 7:31 am

    Taiwan is in a tough situation. Its close proximity to China makes it largely indefensible. The place has an interesting history. It originally was under Dutch administration until 1662. Twice it was taken over by parties from China who had lost control of the mainland. It was also ceded to Japan in 1895 which held it to the end of WWII. Mainland China did not rule Taiwan for very long.

    Taiwan is very important to the US for its manufacture of computer chips. I recently heard that one firm there is setting up a branch in Japan—obviously a precautionary move.

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