When I was growing up, we idolized America. I loved the idea of it—the land of opportunity and protector of democracy. My father, who fled from mainland China, saw the U.S. as a beacon for Taiwan’s transformation from dictatorship to democracy. But now, with Trump's view diminishing our significance, I worry about our hard-won democracy and our future.
Trump's statements about Taiwan carry existential weight for its 24 million residents. His dismissive tone, suggesting we should 'pay for protection' and labeling us as a geopolitical trifle, reveals a disheartening shift in American foreign policy that could jeopardize our security.
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