From “Strategic Ambiguity” Toward “Strategic Clarity”: U.S. Taiwan Policy under Biden Presidency

Abstract

The U.S. Taiwan policy has undergone significant changes under Biden Presidency. Strategic ambiguity is commonly used by U.S. government to deliberately spread uncertainty in Beijing and Taipei about whether the United States would intervene in cross-strait war. In recent years, Biden administration shifted from longstanding “strategic ambiguity” toward “strategic clarity” by pledging to fight alongside Taiwan against China in the event of war. The crisis in the Taiwan Strait looks imminent and the probability of a conflict can no longer be ruled out. How to resolved it peacefully require more analysis and a bit of speculation