New Bloom publishes the following letter sent to the American Institute in Taiwan, America's de facto embassy in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations, regarding current events unfolding in Gaza...
There has been heightening concerns over Chinese election interference in the last few weeks. What are the incidents that have taken place which are cause for concern?...
The opening of the new American Institute in Taiwan complex in Neihu was largely a non-event today. Apart from being overshadowed by the Trump-Kim summit that took place concurrently in Singapore, the building move signals little about any shift in American policy on Taiwan, regardless of boilerplate talk by American and Taiwanese policymakers...
Recent comments by AIT chair James Moriarty earlier this month are, unsurprisingly, illustrative of American hypocrisy regarding Taiwan. In recent comments made around the time of ROC National Day, Moriarty called on Taiwan to continue to maintain the status quo with China, praised the Tsai administration for continuing to maintain cross-strait relations, and also called on Taiwan to do more for its defense, all the while affirming continued friendship between Taiwan and America. Never mind these are things which are mutually contradictory...
That public discussion has been disproportionately large regarding the posting of what would probably be approximately a dozen or so American marines to AIT’s new facilities in Neihu illustrates the highly charged nature of the diplomatic relationship between America and Taiwan in recent months...
