“The Prime Minister is too cozy with China and won't sign a trade deal with Taiwan. That's bad! We need more flights to Taiwan, but he's fast-tracking flights to China instead. The government should support our democratic friends, not get closer to an autocratic bully like Beijing.”
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“I want to talk nice about Taiwan and trade without actually signing anything or saying what we'll do.”