Trump can't afford to let China take Taiwan, billionaire Robert Tsao says

Open this photo in gallery: Robert Tsao Hsing-cheng Tsao, the founder of United Microelectronics Corp UMC, speaks during a news conference in Taipei on Nov. 11, 2024. The Chinese government has allegedly imposed sanctions on him for advocating Taiwan independence.IMAGO/Jameson_Wu/Reuters Taiwanese tycoon Robert Tsao, hit by Beijing sanctions last fall for funding a civil-defence force to resist a Chinese invasion, says U.S. President Donald Trump can't afford to let the People's Liberation Army take Taiwan. Mr. Tsao, among the self-governing island's wealthiest people, said in an interview Monday that if China were to succeed in annexing Taiwan, as it hopes,…