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Christian Whiton

									                

	                    
Christian Whiton was a State Department senior advisor in the second Bush and first Trump administrations. He advised the Secretary of State and other senior officials about public affairs and East Asia matters. He is a senior fellow at the Center for the National Interest and a principal at Rockies Aria LLC, a public affairs and government relations firm. He previously worked for KPMG LLP, Fidelity Investments, and Oppenheimer & Co. He is the author of “Smart Power: Between Diplomacy and War” and edits “Capitalist Notes” on Substack. He has appeared on Fox Business, Fox News, BBC, CNBC, Newsmax, NHK, Sky News Australia, and numerous other outlets. Mr. Whiton has a BA from Tulane University and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

	                    	                

				
							

			

		

	

    
Opinion
What Taiwan Should Do


Last week, Domino Theory published an article I wrote titled “How Trump Lost Taiwan.” It attracted unexpected attention in Taiwan and Washington for 
Opinion
How Taiwan Lost Trump


After failing to reach a trade deal with the Trump administration, Taiwan on Friday was dealt steeply escalated tariffs of 20% on most goods exported