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As Pompeo Dumps Rulebook For U.S.-Taiwan Relations, Some See 'Trap' For Biden
The Trump administration has upended decades of diplomatic practice in U.S. relations with Taiwan. For the new president, "this is meant to be a trap," says a former Obama...
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Trump's Parting Shot To China Should Be Full U.S. Recognition of Taiwan | Opinion
Trump could both box in his successor and solidify his recalibration of U.S.-China policy with one brilliant diplomatic move.
7 hours ago - Newsweek
Evening Edition: Sec. Azar Says Taiwan Gave Us First Coronavirus Warning
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, speaking to the Heritage Foundation Thursday, said that it was Taiwan that gave us the first indication there was new, worrisome...
20 hours ago - FOX News
Joe Biden Warned That Taiwan Must Not 'Fall Prey' to China
Beijing is becoming increasingly belligerent, but like-minded countries could help ensure China's "heavy-handed" tactics do not work, Taiwan's foreign minister Joseph Wu said...
1 day ago - Newsweek
Taiwan to Continue Front-line Role in Joe Biden's Strategy to Contain China
Taiwan can expect to play a similar role as Joe Biden ushers in his own Indo-Pacific strategy consistent with the views of top advisers such as Kurt Campbell, a Taipei analyst...
1 day ago - Newsweek
The Trump Admin's Taiwan Policy is a Boon to America's National Interest | Opinion
Now, as the Trump presidency comes to a close, the administration is taking a final major step to cement U.S.-Taiwan relations.
1 day ago - Newsweek
Taiwan Needs Allies, Not Partisans
Pompeo has set Taiwan up for repercussions without taking any responsibility himself.
1 day ago - Foreign Policy
Crisis in the Taiwan Strait?
September 11 altered much in international affairs, but not fundamental anxiety over the impasse across the Taiwan Strait. In the year since writing this article, cross-Strait...
1 day ago - Foreign Affairs
Crisis in the Taiwan Strait?
The simmering dispute over the status of Taiwan may soon explode in violence. The Chinese regime sees Taiwan's recent democratization as an implicit challenge to its own...
1 day ago - Foreign Affairs
Pompeo's Last-Minute Moves are About Damaging Biden, Not Securing America | Opinion
From Yemen to China and Taiwan, the departing administration is doing all it can to hamstring its successor's diplomats.
2 days ago - Newsweek
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