The specter of “rising tensions” or in Taiwan or ever-worsening relations with China as a product of ramped up cross-strait anxiety is a trope of reporting about Taiwan which urgently needs to go away...
Without reading between the lines, many recent news reports make it seem as though after the election victory of Tsai Ing-Wen, China would be seeking to marginalize Taiwan economically by “shutting off” trade to Taiwan...
