https://www.scmp.com/rss/525662/feed Professor Shen Yi is executive director at the Centre for National Security Studies, Fudan University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Shen Yi Shen Yi As US President Donald Trump prepares to visit China, Taiwan is again one of the most sensitive issues in US-China relations. For Washington, this is not only a question about the Taiwan Strait. It is a strategic choice that bears on whether the United States can avoid a comprehensive conflict with China, stabilise markets and secure Chinese cooperation on trade, artificial intelligence (AI), Iran and the wider Middle East. This could be the moment when a clear US stance against Taiwan... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3353217/opposing-taiwan-independence-americas-own-interest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3353217/opposing-taiwan-independence-americas-own-interest?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 12 May 2026 12:30:07 +0000