text:  Yes, Taiwan is interesting. President Biden has said on many occasions quite directly that he would help Taiwan defend itself. J.D. Vance has also been pretty clear on that in the past, saying that the United States needs to help defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion because of all the microchips that are made in Taiwan. They're critical to the U.S. economy. Trump's been a bit cagier. There was an interview with Bloomberg that was published this past week in which he did not commit to the defense of Taiwan. In fact, he questioned why the U.S. should defend Taiwan.