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US demands clarity from allies on their role in potential war over Taiwan, FT reports
The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the U.S. and China went to war over Taiwan ...
The Print on MSN1d
A look at the diplomatic dance over Taiwan, as US presses allies for clarity amid China flex
US' policy of ambiguity towards Taiwan may have worked so far, but with the world order shifting and China sending ominous ...
America First, Allies Always: securing the Asia-Indo-Pacific together
The Asia-Indo-Pacific is no longer a distant geopolitical theater. It is the central arena of strategic competition, ...
The Diplomat1d
Can the Quad Hold the Line on Taiwan?
U.S. calls for clearer commitments on Taiwan underscore the growing pressure on the Quad, as the Taiwan issue increasingly ...
East Asia Forum12dOpinion
US economic statecraft must catch up to its Taiwan strategy
Taiwan’s vulnerable position is only worsened by the growing misalignment between US Indo-Pacific strategic posturing and ...
US slams China’s strategy to cripple Taiwan’s communications, pushes back with new legislation
A bipartisan bill aimed at protecting Taiwan's undersea communication cables from Chinese "grey zone tactics" was introduced in the US Senate yesterday, Taipei Times reported.
US senators pushing bipartisan bill on new Russia sanctions brief European allies and Ukraine
The co-sponsors of new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia have briefed European allies and Ukraine on the ...
Op-Ed: Clumsy US diplomacy ‘demands’ to know what Australia and Japan would do in a war with China over Taiwan
In an astonishingly flat-footed move, the US now wants commitments to a hypothetical war with China. It now “demands” answers ...
Newsweek23d
US Allies Challenge Beijing's Claims in Contested South China Sea
China asserts sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, including the Spratly Islands, an archipelago with competing claims by Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Brunei.