2021/01/11 |
US State Department Ends Restrictions on Contacts With Taiwan Officials
The United States is lifting self-imposed restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, after the Taiwan Assurance Act became law in December.
2021/01/08 |
What Does Biden’s Cabinet Mean for Taiwan?
With most key roles in President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration announced, a look at the main foreign policy figures in Biden's Cabinet may foretell how Washington might approach relations with Taiwan in the upcoming years.
2020/10/28 |
US Approves Second Arms Sale To Taiwan in a Week
The decision marks Washington’s ninth weapons sale to Taiwan since President Donald Trump took office in 2016.
2020/10/27 |
The Unfinished Chinese Civil War
Many frame China’s options against Taiwan as peace or invasion. This is a dangerous oversimplification.
2020/10/22 |
Top US Diplomat Vows No Change on US Policy in Taiwan Strait
As calls for more clarity on U.S. commitment to Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion grow, Mike Pompeo said the State Department is not changing its Taiwan policy.
2020/10/20 |
Duelling Diplomacy Over Southeast Asia’s Most Important River
Despite climate change and the cost of hydropower dams, Mekong nations will find it difficult to turn away from China.
2020/10/19 |
Fresh Wave of Chinese Diplomacy Bolsters Resistance to US in Southeast Asia
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited five countries in Southeast Asia last week to talk about trade and post-Covid-19 recovery.
2020/09/29 |
A Middle Path Between Strategic Ambiguity and Clarity on Taiwan
The U.S.'s strategic ambiguity on Taiwan is outdated, but 'strategic clarity' may risk war. Policy makers ought to strike a balance.
2020/09/03 |
A Biden Presidency and the US–South Korea Alliance
Can Joe Biden, if elected, heal the rift between the two countries, or will he make it worse?
2020/07/02 |
Covid-19 Is Accelerating China’s Economic Self-Reliance
Reliance on domestic consumption is just one of the shifts accelerated by the coronavirus and the increasing rivalry with the United States.
2020/06/04 |
Philippines Reinstates Pact With US Military
The Philippines has decided to reinstate its Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, an about-face from President Duterte's plans in February to cancel the pact.
2020/05/26 |
What TSMC and Taiwan Have to Gain From Planned US Factory
TSMC's proposed factory in Arizona would grant one of Taiwan's most important companies direct access to the U.S. market.
2020/04/08 |
Study Shows Widespread American Support for Health Aid to the Marshall Islands
Over two-thirds of survey respondents in the U.S. support providing medical aid to the Marshall Islands to address harm caused by nuclear testing.
2020/03/16 |
Coronavirus Risks in US Go Beyond Getting Sick
Many American service-industry workers, nurses and students feel exposed in the face of their precarious situations and the U.S. government's bungled response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which has been called "a failure."
2020/01/31 |
UN Aviation Agency Slammed for Excluding Taiwan From Virus Policies
Critics pointed out that Taiwan is being excluded by a UN civil aviation agency from important air safety information. The organization responded by mass blocking them.
2020/01/22 |
Anxiety Heightens As Virus Spreads to Taiwan and the US
The mysterious new strain of the coronavirus has penetrated Taiwan and the United States. International health organisations urge caution.
2018/05/28 |
US Takes First Steps on New Pro-Taiwan Legislation
A slew of pro-Taiwan legislation has been brought to the US congress in the last two months.