The Taiwan war paradox

America and China could both lose in a war over Taiwan — which only makes it more likely

President Biden and Xi Jinping.

The ominous drumbeat around Taiwan grows louder with every passing month.

China clearly covets Taiwan, having long made reunification the cornerstone of its foreign policy. Beijing has also grown more and more confident in its ability to take the island by force. Yet Taiwan is an increasingly distinct society that largely no longer sees itself as Chinese, and China's bellicosity has only bolstered the determination of the Taiwanese to stay out of China's clutches.

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Noah Millman

Noah Millman is a screenwriter and filmmaker, a political columnist and a critic. From 2012 through 2017 he was a senior editor and featured blogger at The American Conservative. His work has also appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Politico, USA Today, The New Republic, The Weekly Standard, Foreign Policy, Modern Age, First Things, and the Jewish Review of Books, among other publications. Noah lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son.