Trump administration

“How Taiwan Lost Trump” Proves a MAGA Fever Dream That Does Not Reflect The Realities of Trumpism

Brian Hioe
A recent Substack post by Christian Whiton, an advisor to the Bush and Trump administrations, proves an odd fever dream about Taiwan. Even if not framed in such terms, the gist of Whiton’s argument about Taiwan is, in effect, that the Trump administration’s recent actions directed toward Taiwan are driven by a lack of faith in Taiwan because of its embrace of the woke Left...
America and the Asia PacificAugust 2025EnglishInternationalPolitics7 min read

Pan-Blue Camp Embraces Claims That Trump Intends to Impose 32% Tariff on Taiwan

Brian Hioe
The pan-Blue camp has hit out at US-Taiwan ties, through claims that the US intends to impose a 32% tariff rate on Taiwan. This proves a charged issue ahead of the recall vote set to take place on Saturday, as pan-Blue figures have begun claiming that the eventual tariff rate imposed on Taiwan will be 32%...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalJuly 2025PoliticsSelf-DeterminationSocial MovementsYouth Movements6 min read

Biden Administration Surprises with Statement, Deployment of Carrier Group After Chinese Flyovers of Taiwan

Brian Hioe
The Biden administration surprised over the weekend, issuing a statement on Taiwan on Sunday in response to an incursion of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone by thirteen Chinese warplanes on Saturday. The statement expressed “concern” regarding “the pattern of ongoing PRC attempts to intimidate its neighbors, including Taiwan"...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternational9 min read

Taiwan Policy for Biden Complicated by Last-Minute Nature of Lifting of Restrictions by Pompeo

Travis Sanderson
On January 9, outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that all restrictions on official contacts with Taiwanese officials were terminated. Applause radiated from Taipei. Joseph Wu, writing for Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thanked the Secretary and Congress for the lifting of restrictions on the US-Taiwan relationship...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalJanuary 20215 min read

What Now for Taiwan, After the Biden Inauguration?

Brian Hioe
The presidential inauguration of Joe Biden took place earlier today. The inauguration took place after several turbulent weeks that saw some Republican members of Congress attempt to invalidate the results of 2020 presidential elections, an attempted invasion of the US Capitol to prevent the confirmation of the electoral vote by Trump supporters, and the impeachment of then-president Donald Trump after the US Capitol storming...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishInternationalJanuary 20219 min read