- The South Carolina GOP senator is making a call for more urgent deterrence tactics to protect Taiwan from China.
- China has in recent months become increasing hostile toward Taiwan over which the Communist Chinese Party has authority, as Taiwan tries increasingly to become a more Democrat country.
- Lindsey on Sunday expressed fear of China potentially imposing a blockade of Taiwan.
- “Taiwan’s not the problem,” he said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Lindsey Graham’s not the problem.
- Graham said the problem is Russian President Vladimir Putin and China leader Xi Jinping and their expansionist goals.
- Grahams seems to think an increased U.S. presence in the regionc ould allay threats from the emboldened duo.
- He also spoke as China conducted another military operation near Taiwan, which China has long claimed as a province.
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Graham Warns Of Crisis In Taiwan, Possible China Blockade; Hints At Larger US Presence
FILE - A Ching Chiang class patrol ship fires off depth charges underwater as part of a navy demonstration in Taiwan's annual Han Kuang exercises off the island's eastern coast near the city of Yilan, Taiwan on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The crisis sparked by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan misses a key point, experts say: that the real focus should be on how the United States and China manage their differences so the risks of confrontation don’t spiral out of control. (AP Photo/Huizhong Wu, File)
