"How Japan and South Korea diverge on Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait" - by CWP alum Adam Liff

Over the past three years, concerns about a potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait have for the first time simultaneously emerged in Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) as a topic of mainstream policy discussions.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s historic joint statements in spring 2021 emphasizing “the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait” with then-Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and then-ROK President Moon Jae-in, respectively, were key catalysts. Additional impetus came from Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and saber-rattling by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), especially the unprecedented, large-scale military exercises around Taiwan in August 2022 following then-U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

How Japan and South Korea diverge on Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait - Amid historic U.S.-led efforts to demonstrate symbolic solidarity, outstanding differences also deserve attention - Adam P. Liff - February 22, 2024

Adam P. LiffNonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies

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