On 2 August Nancy Pelosi touched down in Taipei, prompting anger from the Chinese language authorities. Six weeks later, President Biden confirmed that US troops would defend Taiwan if China attacked.
On this month’s podcast, Michael Klare, professor emeritus of peace and world safety research at Hampshire School, discusses a number of the essential questions round this risky state of affairs. Why, after many years, has the US deserted its coverage of ‘strategic ambiguity’ over Taiwan? And will the Biden administration’s want to ‘comprise’ China result in struggle?
