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John Thune on Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait
John ThuneU.S. Senate, South Dakota
Prepared Senate floor remarks on competition with China and Taiwan Strait deterrence
“Mr. President, the United States, along with our allies and partners, needs to maintain a credible deterrence to ensure that the cost is prohibitively high – and the odds of success are extremely slim – for China to attack across the Taiwan Strait or further attempt to assert any absolute control within the so-called First Island Chain.”
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- Thune Senate floor remarks on competition with China
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- U.S. Senator John Thune
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- Jun 15, 2023
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John Thune on Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/thune-china-taiwan-2023/. Original source: U.S. Senator John Thune, Jun 15, 2023, https://www.thune.senate.gov/news/press-releases/thune-u-s-needs-strong-economy-national-defense-to-compete-with-china/.
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