THE TAIWAN ISSUE ON SINO-US RELATIONS

Taiwan, whose location is not known by a great number of people, was an effective power as a representative of all the Chinese at United Nations Security Council by 1971. However, parallel to the rise of China, Taiwan, having started to lose its strength both on its around and in the world, is a “strategic competition” that might turn into a close combat between the US and China. The US, guarding its sovereignty militarily, hampers China to implement its “One China” policy. Moreover, the problem of disputed islands which are rich in petrol reserves and fish raises the curiosity of the US into the region. Exporting high-tech products to all over the world, Taiwan has a Western democracy and living standards in every sense. In this regard, the US, thinking of its regional interests, do not want to let Taiwan to be swallowed by China.