Taiwan first casualty if UN faltersBy Bonnie Yushih Liao 廖雨詩When tensions flare between US President Donald Trump and the UN, reactions in Taiwan are often marked by frustration, even indifference. If a world in which the UN no longer meaningfully functions becomes normal, Taiwan would not be insulated from the fallout. For Taiwan, this would not be an exception — it would be a precedent. Were Taiwan to be absorbed under conditions of international paralysis, the ripple effects would be immediate. Taiwan would not be the only victim of such a transformation, but it would be among the first, the clearest and the most consequential.
