From WSJopinion: By demonstrating seriousness of purpose, Taiwan can refute one canard still alive in Washington: Taiwan’s citizens are insufficiently committed to their own defense, writes AmbJohnBolton.
Review & Outlook: As China and Russia expand their nuclear weapons capabilities, Joe Biden wants to cancel a cruise missile program that one nuclear security expert says is 'as much about perception and politics' as it is about 'hard military capability.' Images: U.S. Navy via Reuters/AP/DoD Composite: Mark KellyTaiwan’s local elections on Saturday weren’t exactly held under fire, but the threat from China was palpable enough.
Taiwan’s local elections typically don’t foretell how the public will vote for the national government. Take President Tsai Ing-wen, who as head of the Democratic Progressive Party won re-election in 2020 by wider margins than in 2016, even though the Chinese Nationalist Party—the Kuomintang, or KMT—made significant inroads in 2018. The KMT again made major gains this election, including Taipei’s mayoralty, despite the DPP’s effort to nationalize the elections by stressing Beijing’s threat.
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