From Strategic Ambiguity to Strategic Anxiety: Taiwan's Trump Challenge | RAND
Taiwan's strategic dilemma is getting worse amid intensifying pressure from China and increasing uncertainty in its relationship with the United States. In response, Taiwan is taking proactive steps. But are these steps sufficient?
From Strategic Ambiguity to Strategic Anxiety: Taiwan's Trump Challenge Commentary Mar 26, 2025 ROC Coast Guard vessels stationed in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, November 15, 2024 Photo by Jimmy Beunardeau/Hans Lucas via Reuters By Jude Blanchette and Gerard DiPippo Taiwan's officials are anxious, and rightly so. Taiwan's strategic dilemma is getting worse. Beijing is intensifying its pressure on Taiwan, with Chinese fighter jets and naval vessels testing the island's defenses, while Chinese vessels are implicated in severing Taiwan's undersea telecommunications cables. At the same time, Taipei faces in
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