In my observation, most people don’t understand the relationship the US has with Taiwan. It’s actually intentionally confusing, I wanted to write this post to shed some light on the situation and what it all means.
Before we dive into all of this I want you to know a little bit about Taiwanese history, I did a short 2 part write up:
![China vs Taiwan Situation For Dummies (Unbiased) [Part 1]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L2Yy!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3e446755-e167-400e-8fcc-a946aeeb284e_1200x800.jpeg)
![China vs Taiwan Situation For Dummies (Unbiased) [Part 2]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dCMj!,w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff7e4862a-302c-472e-8907-2136d6db78b5_700x394.jpeg)
Strategic ambiguity
Strategic ambiguity is what the US calls their stance on Taiwan in regards to China. Essentially, what they mean is they’re going to use diplomacy as a weapon to meet their interests. But let me explain a bit more, what they’re talking about is they’re going to be deliberately confusing on what their real stance is on Taiwan.