Trump, neck and neck in the polls with Vice-President Kamala Harris, has made several comments on the campaign trail that Chinese-claimed Taiwan should pay to be protected, and accused the island of stealing American semiconductor business.
Asked about Trump's remarks earlier in October that he would impose additional, massive tariffs on China if it were to "go into Taiwan", as well as remarks on Taiwan having to pay for protection, a spokeswoman for China's Taiwan Affairs Office said Taiwan's people have a clear understanding of US policy.
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