Trans-Pacific View

Despite its limits, the Biden administration should anchor its foreign policy in support of democratic principles and self-determination.

Bringing Taiwanese technocrats to Washington’s Summit for Democracy could help bolster Taiwan’s democratic standing.

The guest list underscores the region’s ambivalent relationship with democracy and political freedom.

Is the U.S. moving closer to the EU’s complex definition of China as a partner, competitor, and systemic rival?

Daniel Kritenbrink trip will seek regional support for the U.S.-led "rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific."

China’s ability to make deals by effectively taking people like Daniel Hsu hostage has raised concerns.

The trip came amid a busy diplomatic stretch, including Taiwan-Europe exchanges as well as the Biden-Xi phone call.

China-U.S. differences were on display, but both leaders also expressed a commitment to keeping tensions from erupting into conflict.

Even U.S. presidents apparently need a primer on the U.S. stance on Taiwan’s defense.

A U.S.-led coalition that intensifies this pressure could change the course of Myanmar’s protracted human rights disaster. 

However, tech entrepreneur Jonathan Kaplan's promise to raise press freedom concerns is likely to get a chilly reception.