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U.S. & Taiwan: Stability through Strategic Ambiguity or Conflict in Waiting?

The United States has some policies that are not known to the general public or the

ordinary citizen. The federal government, however, call some of the plans as fundamental and

are essential for the existence of the nation. Strategic ambiguity is a policy that is meant to

maintain cross-strait relations. The United States has ambiguity regulation with Taiwan to

enhance security. The ambiguous positions might also have the effect of brewing future conflicts

between the two nations. The paper discusses the ambiguity policy of America toward Taiwan.

The policy is brewing conflicts between American and the Taiwan government. So far,

the ambiguity policy has reduced the military powers of Taiwan. Taiwan's military cannot equal

or compete with China in any serious ground or air war (Kennedy, 2002). Taiwan's primary need

in the policy is to solely rely on the military software to successfully counter the Mainland's

massive advantage. The main point is that the United States has possession of all Taiwan's

defenses manuals and articles and can explore all her weaknesses. Historians are individual and

can prove that any policy that has passed through Congress is dangerous. The ambiguity policy

between Taiwan and America is was also made to pass through the U. S. Congress. Forty years

ago, a question was raised, and it was central to the Sino American relationship. The issue

revolved around the Chinese civil war victory and the development of the China People's

Republic in 1949 (Cohen, 2012). The United States has managed to deny any allegation that

Taiwan was in any relationship with China in 1950. America is not reliable and is taking

advantage of the weaker nations like Taiwan. United States position about Taiwan's case was

opposite after World War II (Cohen, 2012). In 1943, the Cairo declaration stated that the United

States, China, and the United Kingdom promised that Japan would return all China's islands after
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the war. The promise was accomplished. China troops used Taiwan as the refuge station when

Mao Zedong cornered them in 1949. In 1950, the American government made it very clear the

nation was not going into any war. The United States became bitter and declared Taiwan had

disobeyed the law and joined China again. The United States had once stated that Taiwan's

issues and conflicts could only be solved by China government internally (Cohen, 2012). The

ambiguity policy between America and Taiwan will jeopardize the agreement between the three

nations. Taiwan might go into wars with China since the United States is more superior to them.

Lack of formal diplomatic agreements between Taiwan and the target nations will impede the

country's government. The ambiguity regulation between the United States will affect the

internal operations of the country concerning new southbound law (Global Taiwan, 2017). New

Southbound Regulation is a significant exciter of good developmental connections between the

localities. Iris Shaw maintains that the success of the southbound policy depends on the quality

of the available capital to help nations link (Global Taiwan, 2017). The moment Taiwan will

disagree with the United States about the ambiguity policy, a lot of projects and plans. Experts

can attest that ambiguity policy is hazardous to Asian security (Bitzinger, 2014). The matter is

not only Taiwan’s concern, but the whole of Asia is not okay with the United States idea and

concept. China, an Asian nation, has shown disturbing characteristics concerning the ambiguity

policy (Geopolitique, 2014). The procedure is trying to match the military buildup in the south

and east China seas.

In conclusion, the ambiguity policy might lead the two nations, Taiwan and the United

States to conflicts. The system is likely to affect Taiwan's internal growth and developments. The

southbound regulation might be jeopardized in the end. Limiting the implementation of the New
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Southbound regulation in Taiwan can impact the economy of the country. The Asian nations

might all be affected by the ambiguity policy addressed by the American Congress.
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References

Bitzinger, A. R. (2014). Strategic ambiguity a hazard for Asian security. Retrieved from

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2014/04/04/strategic-ambiguity-a-hazard-for-asian-

security/

Cohen, A. J. (2012). The Shanghai community 40 years later: a job well-done. Retrieved from

https://usali.org/publications/the-shanghai-communique-40-years-later-a-job-well-done

Geopolitique, D., (2014). Strategic ambiguity a hazard for Asian security. Retrieved from

https://mleguyaderawb.wordpress.com/2014/04/04/strategic-ambiguity-a-hazard-for-

asian-security-east-asia-forum/

Global Taiwan. (2017). The global Taiwan brief volume 2, Issue 29. Retrieved from

http://globaltaiwan.org/2017/07/26-gtb-2-29/

Kennedy, S. (Ed.). (2002). China cross-talk: the American debate over China policy since

normalization. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.