Strategic ambiguity and the Trumpian approach to China–Taiwan relations

• Main Authors: Hoo, Tiang Boon, Sworn, Hannah Elyse
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science::International relations; US-China Relations; Taiwan; Strategic Ambiguity; Donald Trump
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155425
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The notion of strategic ambiguity has long guided the United States’ engagement in cross-strait relations, requiring that Washington is intentionally unclear about whether and how it would intervene in a China–Taiwan conflict in order to preserve a balance of assurance and deterrence for both sides....