https://www.scmp.com/rss/515377/feed Dr Lin Gang is a distinguished professor of political science at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and director of the Centre for Taiwan Studies. He is also a vice-president of the Shanghai Society for Taiwan Studies. His research interests include comparative politics, Chinese politics, democratic theory, Sino-US relations, and the Taiwan issue. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen visited Guatemala and Belize late last month. The main purpose of her trip was not so much for these two Central American countries that still maintain formal official relations with Taiwan, but for an informal transit through New York and Los Angeles. Short of a direct visit to the United States and away from landing in Washington, Tsai’s seventh transit through the US since 2016 has nevertheless aroused great concern from the Chinese government. On Wednesday, she met... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216296/tsais-visit-underlines-increasingly-formal-relationship-between-us-and-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3216296/tsais-visit-underlines-increasingly-formal-relationship-between-us-and-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Apr 2023 17:00:12 +0000