Kansai Gaidai University, Osaka, Japan
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Firmer, less peaceful language on Taiwan reunification
It was less than two days into 2024 when Song Tao, the director of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, called on all Taiwanese to promote “peaceful reunification” with the mainland. But down in the text, the…
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Is It Time for India to Deepen Taiwan Ties?
Tensions in the Taiwan Strait have reached a fever pitch. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in early August sparked China’s anger, with the PLA engaging in a number of muscle-flexing drills in…
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How Engaged Was China at the Shangri-La Dialogue?
It was in 2007 that the Shangri-La Dialogue came into its own, with China and the growing importance of the Indo-Pacific at the center of its discussion. While China didn’t send ministerial-level officials, Vice Minister…
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Is Biden Bringing ‘Strategic Ambiguity’ on Taiwan to an End?
While answering questions at a press conference in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last week, U.S. President Joe Biden directly linked a potential China-Taiwan conflict to Russia’s current invasion of Ukraine. Arguing that…
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Time to End Ambiguity: Ukrainian Lessons for Taiwan and the U.S.
As the war in Ukraine heads into its second week, the bodies are piling higher. Last week, the Russian Defense Ministry for the first time acknowledged Russian casualties from their February 24 invasion. The top…
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Democracy Promotion in the Indo-Pacific: Prelude to a ‘Biden Doctrine’?
Sometimes, it’s helpful for American presidents to have a doctrine, as they help guide policy and sharpen both strategy and messaging. Former President George W. Bush sharply defined his presidency on the doctrine of “either…
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