Jammu, May 18 -- Big pressure by hawks to resume arms sale to Taipei ignoring President XI
By Ashok Nilakantan Ayers
NEW YORK: The island that the world refuses to recognise as a country has once again been reminded of a brutal geopolitical truth: in the contest between the United States and China, Taiwan is indispensable - but still expendable.
When President Donald Trump emerged from his carefully choreographed summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last week, Taiwan listened nervously. Then came the line that sent tremors through Taipei.
"I'm not looking to have somebody go independent," Trump said, referring to Taiwan. "I want them to cool down. I want China to cool down." In one sentence, the American president revived...