On December 22, 2020, Global China Hub nonresident senior fellow John K. Culver published an article in The National Interest, “The Strategic Dilemma of Taiwan’s Democracy”.

“Taiwan’s democratization arguably created a paradoxical dilemma for U.S. policy: Washington fully supports democracy on the island but cannot support Taiwan’s independence—unless it is prepared to risk its relationship with Beijing,” Culver writes.

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