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For Taiwan, Trump's 'protection' money may mean new and early big ticket arms deals

Taiwan may demonstrate it takes Donald Trump's "protection" money demand seriously with large and early new arms deals, showing it is not looking for a free ride and is determined to show Washington its resolve to spend to defend itself.

Trump, who won a second term as president this week, unnerved democratically governed Taiwan, which is claimed by China, by saying that Taiwan should pay the US for its defense and that it had taken semiconductor business away from America.