Pentagon warns ending strategic ambiguity on Taiwan will trigger a Chinese attack

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "... Changing that policy could drive Beijing to initiate military action even when it was not ready to do so.
52% : "So, we think there is a political cost that would be borne by the people on Taiwan for that kind of political action, and very little benefit in terms of deterrence," Mr. Ratner said.
46% : Mira Resnick, deputy assistant secretary of state for political military affairs, testified that the Harpoons are years away from being supplied, and other arms are delayed because defense contractors, already stressed by the demands of the war in Ukraine, have been reluctant to produce arms rapidly.

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