Op-Ed Archives - Formosan Association for Public Affairs

Renaming TECRO Long Overdue

To counter China’s increasing threats and aggression toward Taiwan, the US should continue to reinforce its support for and normalize its relations with Taiwan. To that end, a good and long-overdue next step would be renaming the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), Taiwan’s de facto embassy in the US, to the more accurate and respectful “Taiwan Representative Office,” and encourage other allies to follow suit.

Chih-Jung Huang March 13, 2024 No Comments

展望 2024 台美關係：美國應明確承認台灣自決權與獨立國格

我們深信，為了更有效嚇阻中國吞併台灣，美國做為民主自由陣營的領袖，應對台採取「戰略清晰」，明確支持台灣人民的自決權，並早日外交承認台灣是個主權獨立國家的「真實現狀」。這不僅符合台灣與美國的共同國家利益，且唯有如此，才能有效抑制日益崛起的威權主義擴張。

Chih-Jung Huang January 3, 2024 No Comments

Taiwan’s History and Status: Taiwan Has Never Been a Part of China

To correct some popular misunderstandings and to more effectively counter the PRC’s disinformation on Taiwan’s history and status, this article argues that: (1) Historically speaking, Taiwan has never been a part of “China”; and (2) legally speaking, both the Republic of China (ROC; 1912–1949) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC; 1949–present) have never acquired territorial sovereignty over Taiwan.

Chih-Jung Huang November 28, 2023 No Comments

What US Should Do about Taiwan

To more effectively deter China’s forcible annexation of Taiwan, the US president or the secretary of state should visit and conclude a joint communique or a statement with Taiwan to support Taiwanese’s right to self-determination, make it clear that Taiwan is not part of China, and pledge that US forces would defend the nation from a Chinese attack. Moreover, the US, as the leading democratic country, should diplomatically recognize Taiwan’s true “status quo” as an independent, sovereign country.

Chih-Jung Huang October 26, 2023 No Comments

Taiwan’s Defense Dilemma

As the U.S. urges Taiwan to adopt a security strategy that requires foreign intervention, it also upholds a policy of strategic ambiguity, making it difficult for Taipei to commit to a purely defensive approach.

Jenny Li June 17, 2023 No Comments

軍事協防之外，美國應重申台灣非中國領土，並承認台灣獨立現狀與國格

FAPA認為，美國在加強對台軍事承諾與合作的同時，亦應公開挑戰北京的「一中原則」，嚴正重申「台灣並非中國的一部分」；支持台灣人民擁有決定台灣地位與前途之自決權；並推動台美關係正常化，強化承認台灣主權獨立現狀及國格，最終實現台美正式建交。如此，才能有效對抗中國對台的軍事戰、法律戰、與外交戰。

Chih-Jung Huang December 25, 2022 No Comments

Beyond Strategic Clarity: Biden Should Make Clear to Xi That Taiwan Is Not Part of China

We at FAPA call on the U.S. to abandon its misleading “One China Policy,” and urge President Biden to restate the U.S. longstanding position on Taiwan’s “undetermined” status when he meets with Xi, making clear that the U.S. regards that “Taiwan is NOT part of China.”

Chih-Jung Huang November 13, 2022 No Comments

美國應明確將台灣納入共同防禦體系

如今，華府已無法獨自因應中國對台灣及其他印太民主國家所造成的武力威脅。美國應明確將台灣納入以其為首的共同防禦體系，這不僅讓美國與盟國能適時提供台灣軍事合作與協助，亦完全符合美國的核心共享價值與印太地區的最佳共同利益。

Chih-Jung Huang December 10, 2021 No Comments

政府應以台灣名義申請入聯　向國際重申台灣國格

台灣政府向聯合國祕書處提出以「台灣名義」入聯成為會員國的「申請」本身，在國際法及國際政治上即具有「自我重申台灣國格」與「反駁台灣屬於中國」的重大意義。這不僅能彰顯台灣國家的主權獨立性、以及台灣政府的國際代表性，且有助於台灣爭取國際承認與擴展外交空間。

Chih-Jung Huang September 27, 2021 No Comments