The visit of US President Donald Trump to the People’s Republic of China on 13–15 May, together with his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, constituted a single landmark event in contemporary world politics. Among its various accompanying aspects, the central one was determined by the Taiwan issue. It should once again be reiterated that […]

Serious setbacks have marked the latest attempts by Taiwan’s current leadership to position itself on the international stage as an “autonomous,” i.e., independent from the People’s Republic of China, participant of international relations. The formation of the “autonomy” component of the Taiwan issue The multi-layered and multifaceted Taiwan issue dates back to October 1971 when […]