The status of Taiwan remains one of the most contested topics in modern geopolitics and one of the most misrepresented.

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The status of Taiwan remains one of the most contested topics in modern geopolitics and one of the most misrepresented. This analysis cuts through political spin to examine Taiwan’s deep historical, ...