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&gt; However, during the last crisis between China and Taiwan back in 1996, the US made it very clear that any attack on Taiwan would be met with US intervention. 

No, no it did not. You know what the US made very clear during the Cold War? It made sure the USSR understood that any conventional attack on European states would be met with nuclear retaliation. What happened in the Taiwan Strait Crisis was not clear at all. And any attack on any state is an attack on all states within the NATO treaty. That's something that is very clear. 

&gt;The US continues to support Taiwan with arms sales of all but the most advanced and sensitive equipment.

France also sold Taiwan weapons. You think France will come to Taiwan's aid? 

&gt; In all but name, the US is Taiwan's ally. 

You haven't shown any evidence to support this claim. 

&gt;I agree that those other countries are not closely tied to Taiwan beyond trade, which is why I mentioned that Taiwan needs to go on the diplomatic offensive with its powerful neighbors - especially the ones like South Korea and Japan that are wary of China's rise.

Realistically speaking, we should look at the defense budget in % of GDP for the Asian states to describe exactly how wary are they of China's rise.

Because if you look at the 70s and early 80s, people were concern about Chinese territorial expansion at Asian state's expense. You can see Vietnam's defense budget is a higher % relatively to today. But the idea that SK would be some how'more' concern about Chinese rise then they are with Japan is unfounded. SK spent billions of dollar trying to consolidate their claim of the Dokdo island, it wasn't spent because they are concern about China. 

&gt;You have however hinted at a very important factor in this dynamic going forward: Taiwan's status as recognized independent state. By and large it is not internationally recogonized, which is what gives China the momentum (and some would say, the right) to pursue the "one China, two systems" policy. 

This is the result of the One China policy. Any state that recognize the ROC cannot recognize PRC. The fundamental is simple, there is only one nation-state that represent the state of China. You can pick ROC or PRC, you cannot pick both. 

&gt; As important as it is for Taiwan for to maintain the bilateral relationship with the US, and pursue closer ties with other East Asian powers, it is probably more important in the long run to try to get wider international recognition.

When Taiwan was magnitude richer than China they couldn't do that, how would they do this now?Formula E has confirmed the remainder of its 2021 calendar, with a new line-up of dates that will ensure the first world championship season is run to 15 races – but the already-postponed double-header in Santiago, Chile will not be among them.
The 2021 calendar has been modified several times from its original schedule, which was issued last June but was first tweaked last October when the Sanya and Mexico City E-Prixs were indefinitely shelved.
The planned opening races in Santiago were postponed in December just three weeks before they were due to take place, with the cars having already flown out to Chile. They were then transported direct to Saudi Arabia for the delayed start of the campaign at the Diriyah E-Prix in February.
The Santiago dates were rescheduled for the first weekend in June, but now both this and the Marrakesh E-Prix date of May 22 have been taken off the calendar.
Chile has recently had a surge in COVID-19 infections despite its vaccination programme being the best in South America. The country is still being red-listed for UK residents.
Additionally, Chile is in a political transition, with president Sebastian Pinera set to relinquish his role when elections are allowed in the country.
The mayor of Santiago Felipe Alessandri has been a close ally to Formula E in recent years and is expected to be re-elected. Mayoral elections were to take place over April 10-11, but were postponed due to health concerns until May 15-16.
One of Chile’s major newspapers El Mercurio expressed the political instability in the country stating that hosting the races “on a reputational level” would bring “a great risk for both the series and its partners”.
‘Communicationally speaking, being associated with the government is a risk in itself at this point,’ yesterday’s editorial stated.
“We did manage to get an exemption to travel, which is really good and and the president himself made a presidential decree in order for us to travel to Santiago,” Formula E co-founder and deputy CEO Alberto Longo told The Race.
“But the challenge was that we were only allowed to get in the city with only 10 days for works.
“I think it could potentially jeopardise the whole operations of Formula E and how we work.
The cancellation of Marrakesh, which at one stage was discussed to be rescheduled to August, and Santiago, leaves Formula E with a six week gap until the next race after May’s Monaco E-Prix.
As revealed by The Race earlier this month, the June races will now occur in Puebla, Mexcio, at the Autodromo Miguel E Abed.
The New York City E-Prix has been turned into a double-header, while the first-ever races at the ExCeL Arena in east London will go ahead at the end of July, having not occurred last year as planned due to the pandemic.
The Tempelhof airfield in Berlin is expected to complete the season on the first weekend of August.
The second and final Berlin race is set to clash with the Le Mans 24 Hours test day. As usual, many of FE’s drivers are due to compete in the 2021 edition of the endurance classic.
“We were confident we could get 15 races this season but we knew we had to do it in the most responsible and safe way,” Longo said.
The Race understands that Formula E looked at the possibility of elongating its calendar to include a potential first-ever Seoul E-Prix in either late August or early September but this was nixed recently.
Originally earmarked for May 2020, the Seoul race is now planned to debut as part of the 2021-22 calendar along with returns to Santiago, Paris, Mexico City and Sanya.
A draft of this calendar is set to be issued in July at the next World Motorsport Council Meeting.
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Then there’s my boyfriend now. He will cook and serve his kids food, make sure they have seconds if they want...before he would make himself anything. I’ve watched him go without if his kids want seconds. I just told him recently that  this is one of the things I love about him. 😊Last updated August 24, 2008 8:49 p.m. PT.
"It will stay the same," he said of his ambition to bring the two enclaves, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, under Georgian control. "Now as ever."
Also. The guided missile cruiser USS McFaul was loaded with baby food, bottled water and a message of support for an embattled ally. and the raging fire that followed, which sent thick plumes of black smoke across the countryside.
With the bulk of Russian troops now withdrawn to the enclaves or to Russian soil, Saakashvili framed noted that he spoke by phone with the presumptive Republican nominee for president, Sen. John McCain, as often as twice a day, and said that he was in regular contact with Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware, expected to weather any troubles.
"There has been tremendous solidarity," he said.
The Kremlin has characterized Saakashvili as delusional and dangerous.
The USS McFaul, carrying about 55 tons of humanitarian aid, is the first of three American ships scheduled to arrive this week..
