Tag: Taiwan

Turning the arms sales into a talking point erodes Taiwan’s trust in the United States as its protector.

Trump appeared more focused on admiring China’s grand ballroom designs and expressing interest in building a similar one in the United States.

[T]he parties have thrown Taiwan into the fire. Trump will even use security threats against allies or partners as bargaining chips.

China’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit.

The global backdrop has changed. Resource competition has escalated. It is no longer about interdependence.

Among the lessons is that the international community is interconnected and interdependent due to the phenomenon of globalization.

The summits are not endpoints. They are the mechanism by which two countries, which can neither resolve their differences nor afford to rupture them, manage the interval between crises.

It goes without saying that the war against Iran will take center stage in Beijing.

[I]f China can lead by example in helping to maintain or even reshape the international order, it will succeed in filling the void left by the United States.

[The] subtle moves by the U.S. to 'remilitarize' Japan have rattled China.

The autumn midterm elections are approaching, and Trump-style policy administration could ramp up.

Beneath all the differing opinions, however, was one unchanging truth for each country: national interest comes first.