Snap Insight: Tsai Ing-wen’s US visit a calculated move as Taiwan loses allies

Coinciding with Tsai’s trip to the US, former Taiwanese president and member of opposition party Kuomintang ,, becoming the first Taiwanese president to visit since 1949.

His placating tone towards China and comment that “people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese people” contrast Tsai’s America tour to rally Western allies.Tsai is fighting battles on numerous fronts domestically and internationally. Her remarks in California stressed that democracy in Taiwan is under threatThis is a message that plays to multiple audiences.

Internationally, it attempts to bind democratic allies. Keeping US-Taiwanese ties strong and maintaining American focus on Taiwan is one goal. The broader context of her trip to the region is declining diplomatic support for Taiwan around the world. Central America as a bloc has historically been one of the strongest allies of Taiwan but China has worked hard to disrupt that with investments and foreign aid. Just a week before Tsai’s visit to Guatemala and Belize,Domestically, the DPP has suffered as the Taiwanese economy has faltered and the party was beset by a host of corruption scandals. It is already in a weakened position heading into next year’s elections.

Any hint that the US is wavering in its support for Taiwan could damage the party’s chances further, making the stakes for Tsai’s visit high and potentially worth the risk of displeasing China.The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not represent the views and opinions of Yale-NUS College or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

Is Taiwan still undecided? Their media sounds neither here or there recently.

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American more than happy to anger China

At least as a woman she dared to touch the red lines.

Yes continue advocating the act of playing with fire and this warmonger-like commentary writer may soon achieve her vision of a chaotic turbulent Asia, much like her home country. No thanks to trisha_craig

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