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Ruben Gallego: “If we abandon Taiwan, the world will abandon us.”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Senator Ruben Gallego's Keynote Remarks┃FP4A's 2026 Leadership Summit

Published | Video Starts at 07:02

It's not because they produce chips around the world that we depend for our economy, other economies. It is because If we abandon Taiwan, the world will abandon us. America's asymmetric advantage in the world is that we have allies. China has customers and clients. We have allies that will go to war with us. (07:02–07:07)

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Asserts that abandoning Taiwan would lead to a loss of global support for the U.S.

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