Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen watches a live fire drill, in this photo from May 2017, which was part of an exercise provoked by the growing threat of mainland China. Ever since Tsai Ing-wen was elected president of Taiwan in 2016, Beijing has signaled its displeasure with her stand-alone attitude. China has been stepping up its campaign to isolate Taiwan internationally, while its military flexes its muscles. Last month, Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act into law, after unanimous votes in both houses of Congress. Who would dare to say no?”Read more:‘Progressive, tolerant and diverse’: How Taiwan is moving ever farther from ChinaWith China’s Xi at Mar-a-Lago, will Trump forget Taiwan?

Source: Washington Post April 09, 2018 09:56 UTC