Notes from central Taiwan: The irrelevance of strategic ambiguity


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For the last two decades, there has been a growing chorus of think pieces arguing that the US should clarify its position on Taiwan and end its policy of “strategic ambiguity,” its refusal to announce an official position stating clearly whether and under what conditions it would defend Taiwan. Like antibodies rushing to defend a breach in the skin, such articles then attract wave after wave of essays contending that ending strategic ambiguity is a bad idea. PRECEDENTS Photo: Maxar Technologies via AFP Yet, just off Taiwan are two cases that can shed light on the problems at the heart...