The History of America's Relations with Taiwan
The US and China have butted heads over the island several times during the past half century, with one particuarly fraught incident coming to mind.
Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.
This piece first appeared in 2017 and is being republished due to reader interest.
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