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Taiwan is losing its friends. Economist (2023-3-28) With China's wallet growing ever larger, Taiwan may instead need to hope that historical ties help to sustain the loyalty of its few remaining diplomatic partners. economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/03/28/why-is-taiwan-losing-its-friends AFP (2023-3-28): Latin America has been crucial to the diplomatic struggle between Beijing and Taipei since they separated in 1949, after the Chinese civil war....the decision by Honduras was a blow to Washington news.yahoo.com/china-taiwan-battle-lines-run-014450552.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall
Taiwan's President is expected to meet Speaker McCarthy, Beijing will decide how strongly it wants to respond |
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New York Times, 2023-3-29 | President Tsai Ing-wen risks a show of force from Beijing。 Beijing just lured Honduras to abandon diplomatic ties with Taipei in what many saw as pre-emptive punishment for her trip. nytimes.com/2023/03/29/world/asia/taiwan-president-us-china.html |
Bloomberg, 2023-3-29 | Tsai is unlikely to use this moment to “push boundaries" , partly to avoid "accusations of being provocative by Taiwanese voters.". Any Tsai meeting with McCarthy "puts the ball in Beijing's court" news.yahoo.com/china-warns-taiwan-leader-mccarthy-031352507.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall |
Washington Post, 2023-3-29 | When Honduras switched allegiance from Taipei to Beijing last week, it put the diplomatic future of Taiwan in a more precarious position washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/29/honduras-taiwan-china-allies-relations/ |
The Guardian, 2023-3-28 | (ex president) Ma Ying-jeou's "we are all Chinese" message is starkly at odds with vision of Tsai Ing-wen, who seeks support from Washington. Taiwan caught between superpowers as rival leaders visit China and US theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/28/taiwan-leaders-visit-china-us-ma-ying-jeou-tsai-ing-wenTaipei |
Honduras ditching Taiwan raises larger geopolitical concerns |
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AP, Washington Post, The Hill, 2023-3-15 thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/honduras-ditching-taiwan-raises-larger-geopolitical-concerns/ | ... a blow to the Biden administration, which has rather fruitlessly tried to convince countries in the region to stick with Taiwan. Taiwan, a U.S. ally,...also exemplifies the American government is “losing it’s grasp on” Latin America |
L.A. Times, 2023-3-15 | The switch would leave Taiwan recognized by only 13 countries as China spends billions to win recognition of its “one China” policy. msn.com/en-us/news/world/honduras-to-seek-official-ties-with-china-spurning-its-long-relationship-with-taiwan/ar-AA18EeCH |
Bloomberg, 2023-3-15 | Tsai Ing-wen has worked to raise the self-governing island’s profile on the world stage during her tenure. Tsai says Taiwan deserves broader recognition and greater support given its status as a democracy. msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwan-may-lose-official-ally-as-honduras-mulls-china-switch/ar-AA18Du8h |
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Taiwan-US
foreign policy
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New York Times, 2022-10-20:
Taiwan's
"Adorable" and Ambitious
Diplomacy Aims to Keep the Island Safe
/ China
has more money to offer, so “We have to be more
creative, and like, more adorable”
nytimes.com/2022/10/20/world/asia/taiwan-diplomacy-china.html
◆CBS News,2022-9-18:
Biden tells <60 Minutes>
U.S. forces, U.S. men and women would defend Taiwan,
but White House says this is not official U.S. policy
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New York Times, 2022-6-22:
To
Pressure Taiwan, China Flexes Economic Muscle /
As Beijing
has ramped
up pressure on the island, Taiwan has moved to
strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with friendlier countries, including
the United
States, those in the European
Union and Japan.
nytimes.com/2022/06/22/business/china-taiwan-grouper-ban.html
◆ Washington Post, 2022-1-29: Lithuania stood with Taiwan against China. Europe and the U.S. should stand with Lithuania. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/29/lithuania-stood-with-taiwan-against-china-europe-us-should-stand-with-lithuania/
Pew research, 2022-10-19 pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/10/19/few-americans-see-a-third-xi-term-as-a-major-problem-for-the-u-s-other-concerns-about-china-have-grown/ |
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prioritize relations with China, even if it means not having high-level politicians visit Taiwan | continue to have high-level politicians visit Taiwan, even if it harms relations with China |
38% | 54% |
40 percent of Republicans view China-Taiwan tensions as a very serious problem for the United States, compared to 32 percent of Democrats who hold similar opinions. |
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ABC
news, 2021-10-17:
How U.S.-China relations
continue to play out in the coming months and years will ultimately determine
Taiwan's future. abcnews.go.com/International/escalating-tensions-china-taiwan/story?id=80605351
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NBC
news, 2021-10-20:
Shifting American attitudes toward Taiwan are motivated partly by cooling
attitudes toward China.
nbcnews.com/news/world/china-wants-world-know-it-s-not-going-get-pushed-n1281947
◆ Brookings, 2021-10-27: The “U.S. Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific”─ “Devise and implement a defense strategy capable of defending the first-island-chain nations, including Taiwan." could be understood as meaning that the U.S. itself would take direct military action to defend Taiwan brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/10/27/how-should-taiwan-japan-and-the-united-states-cooperate-better-on-defense-of-taiwan/
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Naval
Times, 2022-1-11:
a Beltway naval breakfast sparked China’s ire over Taiwan
/ The U.S. side keeps a blind eye on or even encourages
the participation by Taiwan military personnel in the event exclusively open to
military attachés from sovereign states
navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/01/11/how-a-beltway-naval-breakfast-sparked-chinas-ire-over-taiwan/
★ Top rankings "Taiwan diplomacy" ★
pic.: No.1 "Taiwan diplomacy" on Microsoft Bing, 2022-2-12, 2022-1-31, 2021-12-29, 2021-10-22, 2021-9-23, 2021-8-5, 2021-7-8, 2021-6-14, 2021-6-1, 2021-4-24, 2021-4-7, 3-23-2021, 3-12-2021, 3-3-2021, 2-21-2021, 1-27-2021, 1-23-2021; No.2 at 2022-6-17
pic.: No.2 "Taiwan diplomacy" on Yandex of Russia, 2023-3-29
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◆ Global Times, 2021-12-28: If the US can help Taiwan maintain a certain number of "allies," it will have leverage in hindering China's peaceful reunification globaltimes.cn/page/202112/1243596.shtml
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Brookings, 2021-7-12: if Taiwan voters reverse Tsai’s pledge to open Taiwan’s market to
the same pork products that American citizens eat... would seal shut the door to anything more than incremental
progress on U.S.-Taiwan trade relations...other major economies would follow suit.
brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/07/12/taiwan-voters-should-look-before-they-leap-on-pork-referendum/
National Review,
2021-7-9:
Deleted Taiwan Tweet Is a Diplomatic Disappointment and a
Concession to China / After tweeting a message about America’s COVID vaccine
donations to the world that included an image of the Taiwanese flag, the Biden
administration has deleted the post and apologized for its “honest mistake.”
nationalreview.com/corner/deleted-taiwan-tweet-is-a-diplomatic-disappointment-and-a-concession-to-china/
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Foreign Policy, 2021-6-11:
US provides vaccines to Taiwan,
fears provoking China foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/11/us-china-taiwan-vaccine-diplomacy/
◆ Wall Street Journal, 2021-6-7: U.S., Taiwan to Launch Trade Talks. Effort to revive dormant trade and investment framework risks aggravating tensions with China. wsj.com/articles/u-s-taiwan-to-launch-trade-talks-11623097659
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east asia forum, 2021-6-29:
Biden wins over Taiwan / There are still challenges ahead, such as the US
desire to on-shore
semiconductor production
(eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/10/geoeconomics-and-the-security-of-taiwan/),
which has downsides for Taiwan’s technology industry. And limitations on the
relationship remain, meaning that Taiwan has to be careful of wishful thinking
and overstating the level of US support.
eastasiaforum.org/2021/06/29/biden-wins-over-taiwan/
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CNN, 2021-5-6:
In
a joint
statement released Wednesday, representatives from the
G7, which includes Canada, the United Kingdom and
the United States, etc underscored "the importance of peace and stability across the
Taiwan Strait," and encouraged the "peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues."
edition.cnn.com/2021/05/05/china/g7-cornwall-uk-us-china-taiwan-intl-hnk/index.html
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The Hill, 2021-4-20:
Japan needs to stand
stronger with the US to defend Taiwan — and itself /
Given the current widespread concern
that the Taiwan flashpoint could
suddenly explode into a U.S.-China conflict in Japan’s backyard, is such
vacuous language
the strongest deterrent message the two allies could muster?
thehill.com/opinion/international/549066-japan-needs-to-stand-stronger-with-the-us-to-defend-taiwan-and-itself★
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Asia
Nikkei
(Japan), 2021-4-18:
Taiwan in
US-Japan statement:
Biden wanted to make a strong statement against China's provocation but
Suga sought for more moderate language in their joint document
which
has left much to
interpretation
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Taiwan-in-US-Japan-statement-show-of-resolve-or-diplomatic-calculus
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Biden's new guidelines for U.S. government interaction with Taiwan |
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South
China Morning Post (Hong Kong), 2021-4-18 |
Biden administration might want to deepen its relations with Taipei, there is no indication of a more fundamental shift and it is still trying not to provoke Beijing when it comes to the sensitive issue of mobilising troops to defend Taiwan. Biden’s new guidelines clarify that Washington will continue to honour its own one-China policy and the new guidelines will not allow anything related to formats or symbols of an ‘official’relationship with Taiwan,” . The State Department says the guidelines still ban officials from attending Taiwan’s Double 10th holiday and events which assert Taiwanese sovereignty. Exchanges by senior officials such as presidents, vice-presidents and high-ranking government ministers are not covered by the guidelines. scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3129980/joe-biden-set-end-guessing-game-about-what-us-will-do-if |
Seattle Times, 2021-4-9 | The department announced the changed policy in a statement that said the Biden administration intends to “liberalize” the rules to reflect the “deepening unofficial relationship” between the U.S. and Taiwan. However, the revised guidelines don’t include all the changes put in place by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the waning days of the Trump administration. Pompeo had lifted virtually all restrictions on contacts with Taiwan, including allowing Taiwanese military officers to wear uniforms and display the Taiwanese flag at meetings with U.S. officials. seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/us-unveils-new-rules-for-government-contacts-with-taiwan/ |
Guardian, 2021-4-11 | A state department spokesman, Ned Price, said the new guidelines followed a congressionally mandated review and would “provide clarity … on effective implementation of our ‘one China’ policy” – a reference to the longstanding US policy under which Washington officially recognizes Beijing rather than Taipei. |
CNBC, 2021-4-9 | The U.S. State Department on Friday issued new guidelines that will enable U.S. officials to meet more freely with officials from Taiwan. cnbc.com/2021/04/10/us-issues-guidelines-to-deepen-relations-with-taiwan.html |
Global Times, 2021-4-10 | new guidelines has taken a step back from what Pompeo claimed...there would still be some "guard rails," such as not allowing officials to attend functions at Twin Oaks on major Taiwanese holidays that might complicate the US' "One-China" policy. The new guidelines ... will not be a qualitative change to the relations between the US and the island of Taiwan. globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1220693.shtml |
The Hill, 2021-4-9 | new guidelines for U.S. government interaction with Taiwan counterparts to encourage U.S. government engagement with Taiwan that reflects our deepening unofficial relationship. Taiwan's top representative to the U.S.: "We welcome the encouragement..." thehill.com/policy/international/asia-pacific/547464-state-department-announces-new-guidance-on-talks-with |
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