A February article by Michael Swaine of the Quincy Institute in The National Interest, entitled “The Worrisome Erosion of the One China Policy”, proves a fanciful excursion into proposing a grand solution for current US-China tensions over Taiwan...
Former president Ma Ying-jeou of the KMT set out for a twelve-day trip to China on Monday. This proves Ma’s first trip to China, though Ma previously met with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Singapore in November 2015...
The possibility of the US establishing an arms stockpile in Taiwan under the provisions of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act has been increasingly discussed in Taiwan. In particular, proponents of such measures and opponents of such measures often divide between the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps...
Comments by US Senator Josh Hawley made at the Heritage Foundation last month linked Taiwan’s fate to that of Ukraine, though in the context of calling for the US to decrease support for Ukraine and increase support for Taiwan. Hawley’s comments prove revealing about current views among American Republicans, particularly those of the MAGA camp, about the geopolitical role played by the US with regard to Taiwan and Ukraine...
Controversy has erupted in Taiwan over the construction of TSMC factories in the US. It is claimed that, as part of this controversy, this represents the company shifting operations to the US away from Taiwan and this represents the abandonment of Taiwan....
It seems that articles that treat Taiwan as a geopolitical chess piece–with no agency of its own–are a dime a dozen these days. The latest example may be a piece in the Asia Times by Gabriel Honrada, which touts dramatically in its headline that the “US mulls scorched earth strategy for Taiwan...
Votes are still being counted for the US midterm elections, with many races still being up in the air. At present, Democrats have taken the Senate, while Republicans may end up controlling the House of Representatives...
The US midterm elections took place on Tuesday. Votes are still being counted several days later. Projections have Republicans winning the House, but possibly the Democrats holding the Senate. At press time, 46 Senate seats have been called for Democrats, while 48 seats have been called for Republicans. Likewise, 184 seats in the House of Representatives have been called for Democrats, while 207 have been called for Republicans...
One wonders when Jacobin will eventually get any Taiwanese voice to write–or even comment–on the possibility of conflict between the US and China that engulfs Taiwan. Their latest proves another article by Branko Marcetic, who is apparently the leftist magazine’s go-to-writer on Taiwan...
