Taipei Stays Confident It Has Trump's Support

U.S. presidents have declined to answer the question of whether America would defend Taiwan's democracy against a military takeover by Communist China. This “strategic ambiguity”—backed by aid for Taiwan's self-defense and a robust military presence in the Pacific—has been key to deterring Beijing.

- BY JOYU WANG

But with China's military growing stronger and leader Xi Jinping on a mission to tell the world that Taiwan belongs to Beijing—a message he delivered to President Trump in a phone call Monday—the question has resurfaced: Is saying little saying en