Taiwan braces for transactional Trump after 'pay for defense' remark
TAIPEI -- Taiwan is bracing for prolonged uncertainty and pressure to strengthen its own defense if Republican Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election in November, experts say.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, who took office in May, has sought to continue his predecessor's policy of working closely with Washington amid intensifying military incursions and political coercion by China, which considers Taiwan its territory.