WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Monday he would aim to deter China from invading Taiwan if he wins the 2024 presidential election, saying China would refrain from such an attack if the costs outweighed the benefits.
"So my policy is going to be to deter that from happening," DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, told Fox News on Monday when asked what he would do if China invaded Taiwan.
DeSantis, like other Republican candidates, has been hawkish on China and has called it "the No.
Former President Donald Trump currently leads the Republican field in public opinion polls, with DeSantis a distant second.
“I am inclined to not want TikTok in the United States,” DeSantis told the newspaper.
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