They were meant to be olive branches — harmless gestures toward an era or aspect of U.S.-China relations less defined by suspicion and competition.
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Look. Last time President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) met, Domino Theory covered the immediate aftermath of the summit and
How Xi Feeds Trump Talking Points on Taiwan
Before Donald Trump became president, he criticized America’s “one China” policy, telling Fox News in a November 2016 interview: “I don’t know why we
Five Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Arms Procurement in Taiwan
In a lengthy investigative report published on Wednesday, Domino Theory revealed how Taiwan spent four years trying to acquire a counter-drone system
Investigation: How Taiwan Botched a Plan to Counter Chinese Drones
In August 2022, drones appeared in the skies above Kinmen, a Taiwanese island just off China’s coast. They were off-the-shelf, consumer drones,
New Law Prepares Chinese Society for Wartime Crisis
China has passed a series of amendments to its National Defense Mobilization Law, bringing more clarity to how the country would enlist the help of
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Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (黃之鋒) pleaded guilty to charges under Hong Kong’s national security legislation on Wednesday. Wong is facing a
Poll: Taiwan’s President Rides AI Boom to Highest Approval in Over a Year
Taiwanese people tend to be pessimistic about the economy. From the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s, economic approval numbers hovered around 10%,
U.S. Lawmakers Reintroduce Chinese Fentanyl Sanctions Bill
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Fight Over Veto Power Deepens Taiwan’s Constitutional Crisis
In eras of divided government, Taiwan’s legislature frequently passes bills that the ruling party does not like. Ordinarily, the president and his
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Taiwan’s opposition-led legislature approved 240 billion New Taiwan dollars ($7.6 billion) over six years in government funding for the country’s
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Television viewers in Washington are familiar with the aesthetics of the political attack ad, with its menacing voice-over and unflattering tint. But











