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POLITICS● ELEVATED9h ago · Oct 13, 2026, 3:00 PM

Is this the best time for US strategists to push for abandoning ambiguity on Taiwan?

South China Morning Post · east asia

For nearly five decades, the United States’ Taiwan policy has centred on strategic ambiguity by not declaring whether it would intervene militarily in a potential Taiwan conflict. This policy – designed to deter Beijing from using force while preventing Taipei from formally declaring independence – is being challenged by realist US strategists amid a broader debate over America’s role in the world, growing constraints on US military might and a shifting regional balance of power driven by...

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