As the communist regime in China ramps up its pressure against Taiwan, the United States needs to assist the island nation in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capacity, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Dec. 2.
“As the threat and coercion from the People’s Republic of China increases, I think we need to respond as well in an appropriate way,” Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, told reporters in Singapore, specifically citing support over self-defense and trade.
