A top former Trump administration official said over the weekend that communist China could be deterred from invading Taiwan but only if the U.S. takes the appropriate steps right now.
Former Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” with Margaret Brennan while talking about his new book “The Boiling Moat: Urgent Steps to Defend Taiwan.”
“What is clear is that the dictator in Beijing, Xi Jinping, intends to try to take Taiwan, to annex it, by force if necessary,” he said. “We also know that this would be catastrophic for American prosperity and security. But my co-authors and I are actually quite optimistic that this is a war that can be deterred, but it means that we’ve got to take some steps urgently.”
“These are workable steps,” he continued. “It doesn’t require massive new…
