Geopolitics
The Double Betrayal: How Washington's Bargaining and Beijing's Bullying Converge on Taiwan
The core of this crisis is that Taiwan's legally elected leader, Lai Ching-te, is being forced to publicly assert the non-provocative nature of self-defense against China's relentless military and diplomatic coercion, while his government's crucial defense budgets are being gutted by an opposition party with suspect motives and a US president, Donald Trump, explicitly treats vital arms sales as a 'negotiating chip' with China. This is a chilling display of how the imperialist machinations of Washington and Beijing converge to treat a people's sovereignty and security as mere bargaining counters in their great power rivalry, sacrificing the lives and aspirations of the Taiwanese on the altar of geopolitical gamesmanship.
