Iran war, China thaw complicate U.S. support for Taiwan

May 23, 2026

Washington Post: “President Trump may not have offered any explicit concessions on Taiwan in the course of his summit with Xi, but the act of bringing China into the decision-making process regarding U.S. support for Taiwan’s self-defense capabilities is itself a major concession,” said Henrietta Levin, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies…