IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Sen. Rick Scott in the Washington Examiner: Communist China ended Hong Kong’s democracy. Will Biden let Taiwan be next?

April 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an  is now more important than ever for President Biden to stand up for democracy in Taiwan and protect its freedom and security.

 

In the The Chinese Communist Party has made its final assault on Hong Kong’s democratic system. At General Secretary Xi Jinping’s direction, the Chinese Communist Party is  

 

With communist China’s domination of Hong Kong essentially complete, its eyes are already turning to Taiwan. It is now more important than ever for President  

 

For decades, communist China has threatened Taiwan and lately has done so explicitly in word and deed. China’s increasingly frequent actions to harass and intimidate the Taiwanese people, including regular military encroachments on Taiwanese islands and air space, should be concerning for all of the world’s democracies.

 

Communist China’s reckless behavior means America’s relationship with Taiwan is more important than ever. That’s why I introduced the  

However, we must support Taiwan’s ability to resist communist China’s aggression. The bill authorizes the president to use military force to protect Taiwan in the event of a violent or military invasion, increases military support for Taiwan through the State and Defense departments, and would require the president to visit Taiwan and declare America’s commitment to protecting Taiwan in the event of an invasion.

 

 

Working together, the freedom-loving nations of the world can prevent what happened in Hong Kong from being repeated in Taiwan.”

 

Read the full op-ed in the Washington Examiner  

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