Written by Mark Lai. Last month, President Tsai Ing-wen visited Paraguay and Belize, two of the handful countries that still have formal diplomatic relations with
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Tsai’s overseas visit and Taiwan-U.S. relations since 2016
Written by Shih-Yueh Yang. Tsai’s recent visit to the U.S. marked a warming of the U.S.-Taiwan relations since 2016. Though the U.S. was only the
The ‘Taiwan card’ and its role in U.S.-China relations
Written by Joseph Bosco. When two U.S. Navy destroyers passed through the international waters of the Taiwan Strait in early July, the head of China’s
A tale of two cities: Relocating U.S. embassies in Israel and Taiwan
Written by Simon Preker. At first sight, Jerusalem and Taipei do not share much common ground. Sure, certain approaches in Taiwan’s official memory politics intersect
Taiwan’s diplomatic status erodes again
Written by John F. Copper. On May 1st 2018, the Dominican Republic established diplomatic relations with China and broke ties with Taiwan. It was one
Taiwan-U.S. security cooperation in the face of China
Written by Kwei-Bo Huang. The strategic importance of the Republic of China (hereafter Taiwan) in the United State’s Indo-Pacific strategy has been rising in recent
What next after the Taiwan Travel Act?
Written by Shirley Kan. The U.S. Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act, and President Trump signed the bill into law on March 16, 2018. The
F-35 stealth fighters for Taiwan?
Written by David An. In a recent letter to President Donald Trump, dated March 26, Senators John Cornyn and James Inhofe advocated the sale of the F-35 Joint
Taiwan–U.S. relations face a watershed year
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. The year 2018 is promising to be a watershed for US-Taiwan relations. The key event setting things in motion
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