On the menu today: I'm now in Taipei, Taiwan, and will begin the week with a broad, detailed look at why this island off the coast of Communist China is such contested real estate, the significant military threat of invasion, the psychological deadline in place, the complicated legacy of Chang Kai-shek, and whether a policy of deterrence can be maintained indefinitely.
The Contested Real Estate of Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Back in August, when I spent about a week reporting from Ukraine, a reader who was disgruntled with my coverage wrote something along the lines of, "Why doesn't Jim travel and report from someplace really important, like Taiwan?"
Well . . . here I am!
No, this journey was not spurred by that reader's comment. Around the beginning of the year, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York — part of Taiwan's de facto embassy in the U.S. ...
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 | | | | | WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 23 2023 | |  | | WITH JIM GERAGHTY October 23 2023 | | |  | | On the menu today: I'm now in Taipei, Taiwan, and will begin the week with a broad, detailed look at why this island off the coast of Communist China is such contested real estate, the significant military threat of invasion, the psychological deadline in place, the complicated legacy of Chang Kai-shek, and whether a policy of deterrence can be maintained indefinitely. The Contested Real Estate of Taiwan TAIPEI, Taiwan — Back in August, when I spent about a week reporting from Ukraine, a reader who was disgruntled with my coverage wrote something along the lines of, "Why doesn't Jim travel and report from someplace really important, like Taiwan?" Well . . . here I am! No, this journey was not spurred by that reader's comment. Around the beginning of the year, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York — part of Taiwan's de facto embassy in the U.S. ... READ MORE | | | | |
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