Former US President Trump's former national security adviser Obrain said that in the face of the potential violations of mainland China, Taiwan needs to significantly increase national defense expenses.
Trump said in an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Business Week on June 25 this year: "I know these people very much and respect them very much. They did take away our 100%chip business.Taiwan should pay us for defense. "This report was published on Tuesday (July 16).
According to Reuters, Obrain On Wednesday (17th) at the Bloomberg round table held at the Bloomberg Table of the National Republic of the United States, the US Republican Party, the above conversation occurred.He believes that Trump refers to Taiwan to pay more for his own defense.
Obrain told reporters: "They (Taiwan) must raise national defense expenses to cope with the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party, and we can help them and become a member of helping them strengthen their self -defense.In my opinion, President Trump said ... we must share responsibility together.In order to keep up with China's development.He pointed out that this is just a rough estimate.
Obrain is no longer a member of the Trump campaign team, and it also clearly states that the personal opinions that only convey are his personal opinions.However, he still kept in close contact with Trump in national security issues.
