Is Taiwan Moving Away from the US?

Taiwan's ongoing political crisis and a growing feeling that the US can't be fully relied upon to deter Chinese aggression has led to concerns regarding their future. So in this video, we'll break down Trump's approach to Taiwan and what this all means.

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Trump’s strategic ambiguity: https://www.fpri.org/article/2025/05/the-return-to-strategic-ambiguity-assessing-trumps-taiwan-stance/ https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-declines-answer-question-about-china-taiwan-2025-02-26/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-full-transcript-norah-odonnell-60-minutes-interview-with-president-trump/

Trump on Taiwan’s chip-making industry: https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3344246/trump-renews-attack-taiwans-chip-sector-after-us-supreme-court-tariff-ruling https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/23/tech/trump-taiwan-tsmc-chips-industry-hnk-intl https://www.politico.com/newsletters/digital-future-daily/2025/06/10/the-chip-war-under-trump-00397048

Taiwan’s ‘Silicon Shield’: https://www.stimson.org/2025/why-taiwan-fears-america-first-risks-eroding-its-silicon-shield/

Taiwan/China in new National Defense Strategy: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/pentagon-national-defense-strategy-00745499 https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/26/trumps-new-national-defense-strategy-downgrades-china-threat/

$11bn arms sale to Taiwan: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7095g45p1po

Trump’s call with Xi, mentioning arms sales: https://www.crisisgroup.org/cmt/asia-pacific/taiwan-strait-china-united-states/three-body-problem-taiwan-strait https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/taiwan-tensions/trump-to-decide-on-taiwan-arms-sales-soon-as-china-trip-looms

Polling on Taiwanese views of US: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-trump-effect-on-public-attitudes-toward-america-in-taiwan-and-south-korea/

Taiwan’s political crisis/deadlock: https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/10/taiwan-china-budget-constitution-crisis/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

Proposed defence budget: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3349025/taiwans-opposition-kmt-splitting-pro-us-and-pro-beijing-camps https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/03/03/america-first-weapons-sales-policy-favors-arming-taiwan-quickly-in-theory/

Taiwan opposition leader visits China: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj94y87k2ljo

Chinese actions post-visit: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/12/china-says-it-will-resume-some-ties-with-taiwan-after-visit-by-opposition-leader-00868309

China’s dual strategy: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/china-xi-jinping-cheng-li-wun-visit-taiwan-strait-peace-talk/106559678