China's explicit assertion of its legitimate rights over the Taiwan Straits has pulled America's fig leaf off, which has kept the U.S. from playing dirty.
Taiwan should quit while it's ahead and dial up communication with Washington, lest any third party seek to foment further estrangement in U.S.-Taiwan relations.
The U.S. is now preparing its own claim to the Arctic shelf for the U.N. Commission in 2020, despite the fact that the U.S. did not sign UNCLOS in 1982.