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Sell Taiwan anti-ship missiles to deter Chinese invasion

By Tom Rogan
Published June 5, 2020 9:50am ET
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Sell Taiwan anti-ship missiles to deter Chinese invasion
President-elect Trump recently angered Chinese officials when he spoke with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen earlier this month, breaking from decades of precedent. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File) | AP

The Trump administration should expedite the sale of mobile Harpoon anti-ship missile systems to Taiwan.

There are two rationales for accepting Taiwan’s request to buy the weapon. First, it would better enable that democratic nation to deter and defeat Chinese attacks. Second, it would escalate U.S. pressure on China as China escalates its own pressure on America.

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