Taiwan has been and remains a tribute state to the USA. Like the UK, EU, Canada, Australasia and Japan. But this wider US empire of dependents and tributes is being dismantled because its no longer viable. Trump is reshoring Taiwans chip production to the USA in anticipation of Taiwan being returned to the mainland. Taiwan is a bargaining chip in Trumps transactional worldview and he will exchange it for whatever gain he can while its still worth something. USA is increasingly less desirable to be attached to. USA is no longer a provider of good value for manufactured goods or sales of commodities...but China is. USA is no longer a reliable trade partner or military ally. Under Trump you and your democratic rules based values are treated with contempt. The USA is no longer a reliable empire - it led by a tyrant who abuses the US Constitution and is dismantling the checks and balances that were put in place by the founders of the US 250 years ago. https://off-guardian.org/2026/01/19/this-is-what-tyranny-looks-like-now-no-crowns-no-coups-just-unchecked-power/
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trumps-threats-to-allies-stir-worry-that-u-s-has-lost-its-way-6bc05fcb 'Trump insists he will take possession of Greenland from North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally Denmark—by force if he has to. Ahead of his trip, he posted an image portraying him lecturing European leaders in front of a map in which Greenland, Canada and Venezuela are emblazoned with the Stars and Stripes.
On Thursday, he plans to unveil what he is calling a Board of Peace that aims to supplant the United Nations—and be led by him, in perpetuity.'
Taiwan has been and remains a tribute state to the USA.
Like the UK, EU, Canada, Australasia and Japan.
But this wider US empire of dependents and tributes is being dismantled because its no longer viable.
Trump is reshoring Taiwans chip production to the USA in anticipation of Taiwan being returned to the mainland. Taiwan is a bargaining chip in Trumps transactional worldview and he will exchange it for whatever gain he can while its still worth something.
USA is increasingly less desirable to be attached to.
USA is no longer a provider of good value for manufactured goods or sales of commodities...but China is.
USA is no longer a reliable trade partner or military ally.
Under Trump you and your democratic rules based values are treated with contempt.
The USA is no longer a reliable empire - it led by a tyrant who abuses the US Constitution and is dismantling the checks and balances that were put in place by the founders of the US 250 years ago.
https://off-guardian.org/2026/01/19/this-is-what-tyranny-looks-like-now-no-crowns-no-coups-just-unchecked-power/
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trumps-threats-to-allies-stir-worry-that-u-s-has-lost-its-way-6bc05fcb
'Trump insists he will take possession of Greenland from North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally Denmark—by force if he has to. Ahead of his trip, he posted an image portraying him lecturing European leaders in front of a map in which Greenland, Canada and Venezuela are emblazoned with the Stars and Stripes.
On Thursday, he plans to unveil what he is calling a Board of Peace that aims to supplant the United Nations—and be led by him, in perpetuity.'