Amid early signs of a thaw in the U.S.-China rivalry, both sides are reaching out to Taiwan’s political opposition. First, the American Institute in Taiwan, the island’s de facto U.S. embassy, invited the newly elected chairwoman of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, Cheng Li-wun, to visit the United States. Reports also indicate that China may […]
US and China Find a New Intermediary in the Taiwan Strait
Their outreach to the new KMT leader signals a shift toward managing, rather than contesting, Taiwan’s political future.
