A number of factors seemingly converging at the same time are increasing the likelihood that Taiwan could soon be invaded. For starters‚ Taiwan elected Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as their next president last week‚ who has vowed to keep the island nation independent from communist China. This comes despite China’s warnings that Taiwan will be reunited with it either through elections or through the Chinese military invading the country. Combine the election results with China’s economy being in bad shape and the possibility that Joe Biden’s presidency could soon come to an end — which has been hallmarked with projecting weakness when it comes to dealing with foreign adversaries — and the likelihood increases that China could view the near future as their best opportunity to invade Taiwan. Those fears are like to surge even further given a new report from The Wall Street Journal this week that warns that billions of dollars worth of American weapons that Taiwan needs to defend itself from Chinese invasion have not been delivered and could still be years away from arriving. “Most contracts for defense equipment signed under both the Trump and Biden administrations have been stalled by bureaucratic delays and capacity limits at defense manufacturers‚ creating a $19 billion backlog of uncompleted orders” the report said. Former Taiwanese defense minister Andrew Yang said that Taiwan has asked to receive at least limited quantities of the weapons so they can begin training with the weapons systems‚ and they have received no response. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “One of the largest deals—a $2.37 billion contract for 400 Harpoon antiship missiles and related equipment—was signed in 2020 without a delivery date specified at the time‚” the report added. “The Pentagon issued an order for the production of the same number of missiles last year‚ with completion of the project slated for March 2029. It didn’t name the buyer‚ but a Taiwan government official said Taipei understands it is the same order.” Taiwan is also waiting to receive dozens of High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers‚ MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones‚ tanks‚ torpedoes and other missiles.

Former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross said in an interview this week that she was forced to constantly cover former President Donald Trump at the network despite her lack of desire to do so. Cross‚ who had her show “The Cross Connection” axed by the network in late 2022‚ said in a podcast that she wanted to produce content that appealed to what she claims is a wide range of people. “I want you all to know‚ every single week from the start of my show to the very last show I did‚ it was a battle‚” Cross said. “It was a battle to cover things that I wanted to talk about. The network’s philosophy was Trump‚ Trump‚ Trump. They wanted me to be part of the echo chamber.” “I wanted to cover things like inhumane treatment in prisons‚ that’s something that disproportionately impacts my community. Mental health among black men‚ the erasure of Afro-Latinos in the Latino community‚ land battles of the indigenous‚ Native Americans trying to get their family artifacts back from museums right here in America. Black farmers‚ reaching Latino voters‚ things like that‚” she continued. “When I would fight these battles‚ I know ya’ll know exactly what I mean‚ I was spoken to in the most condescending ways. I mean‚ anything from being told the definition of news. … I would have somebody sit across from me and explain to me how news works. I had my intelligence questioned.” She said that the network wanted her to keep bringing the same people on her show to talk about Trump and that the constant criticism she received from the network was “debilitating at times.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP She suggested that “white conservatives” played a role in her getting fired on the leftist network and said that the way she was fired “suggest[ed] to other people in the industry that this person is so unhireable that we could not trust her with a live mic.” “The network began attacking me‚” Cross said. “They planted hit pieces in the press. The president of the network began a bizarre‚ unhinged tour where she was on damage control‚ I don’t know what she was trying to do.”

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