Though Chinese pressure and internal political dynamics have long hindered the development of Japan-Taiwan relations, the two nations have nevertheless been able to build a promising foundation.

The debate over whether visits to China are truly an “exchange” or “United Front activities” may remain unsolvable, but regardless of political stance or ideology, the consensus among all participants seems to be the high-level hospitality provided by Chinese United Front groups.

More Taiwanese students are going on “exchange” trips to visit China for fun, but are subjected to political messages throughout the trip.

The Philippines and Taiwan have expanded their informal relations, but Chinese pressure will necessitate coordination between Manila and Taipei.

Taide, Taiwan’s own LLM AI model, signals Taiwan’s commitment to digital democracy and is critical to the country’s geopolitical positioning.