Over the past five years, Canada-Taiwan relations have grown in multiple areas, including closer economic ties, increased diplomatic engagement, and signed agreements relating to shared areas of interest.
The CCP doesn’t just manufacture fear through rhetoric—it proves every day that it has both the capacity and the intent to do real harm.
Although the government’s “America First” rhetoric casts doubt on US commitment to Taiwan’s defense, polls indicate that a majority of Americans support the United States defending Taiwan if attacked by China.
As the island faces growing external threats, internal legitimacy becomes not just a democratic virtue but a national security imperative.
US-Taiwan trade negotiations are going to be difficult: not just because of the diplomatic restrictions on Washington-Taipei communications, but also because of the nature of the tariffs the Trump Administration is applying.
Because true loyalty is never enforced. It is earned, sustained and shared. And in a fragile world, that may be Taiwan’s most powerful form of resilience.