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At a time of global uncertainty and growing Chinese assertiveness, closer relations are a critical pillar of regional security.
A longstanding U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity toward the self-governed island, which China claims as its own, is starting to bring anxious uncertainty.
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Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has territorial disputes with the Philippines but Washington has sold both countries F-16 fighter jets.
The United States, Taiwan's most important international supporter and main arms supplier despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations, condemned the latest exercises earlier this week.
The U.S. views Taiwan as an ally philosophically and economically and has a “robust unofficial relationship” with the island, according to the State Department. The U.S. also supplies arms to Taiwan. But the U.S. doesn’t have an official diplomatic relationship with Taiwan and recognizes the “one China” policy.
Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.