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Home / Taiwan / Trump’s Approach to Taiwan Is Taking Shape
Taiwan, China, China‑Taiwan

October 4, 2025

Trump’s Approach to Taiwan Is Taking Shape

As Jennifer Kavanagh and Stephen Wertheim argued in an article for Foreign Affairs, the U.S. “should speak frankly about the cost of a war with China and push back against the misguided idea that the United States’ survival and prosperity turn on Taiwan’s political status.”

Read at The Diplomat

Featuring

Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

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