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Is Taiwan the next Vatican-White House flash point?

The Holy See and the U.S. have long had opposite approaches to 'strategic ambiguity' in their relations with Taiwan - are they now on a collision course?

Ed. Condon
Feb 17, 2025
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International tensions are rising this week as the White House continues to roll out its agenda across multiple foreign policy fronts.

Embassy of the Republic of China to the Holy See. Credit: Michael Cahill (CC BY 2.0)

On Monday, China’s foreign ministry registered its strong objections to a change to the U.S. state department’s “fact sheet” on Taiwan wh…

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