YuShan Wu

YuShan Wu, a political scientist at National Taiwan University, raises this question in the March edition of Issues & Studies, a quarterly publication of the Institute of International Relations in Taipei.In his forwardlooking essay, "From Romantic Triangle to Marriage?WashingtonBeijingTaipei Relations in Historical Comparison," Wu argues that American regime change has turned the triangle into a marriage between the United States and Taiwan while transforming the People's Republic of China into a pariah.

Wu notes the recurrence of such arrangements throughout history and chooses the 19th century triangulation between Berlin, St. Petersburg, and Vienna as the best metaphor for today's transPacific relationship.
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This drama, Wu believes, is again unfolding between Washington, Beijing, and Taipei.

YuShan Wu, a political scientist at National Taiwan ...