Yukan Fuji says Trump will force Biden to take stance on cross-strait relations with surprise visit to Taiwan
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/12/01
By: Ching-Tse Cheng, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question during a press interview in the Oval Office of the White House. (AP photo)
In an article featured on the front page of the newspaper, Japanese veteran political commentator Masahiro Miyazaki said he believes that Trump will conduct a series of surprising moves before handing over control to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden. He said it is unlikely that Trump will win his election challenges in the coming weeks but will make sure his policies on major global issues do not get reversed by the Biden administration.
Miyazaki said Trump is determined to complete all "unfinished promises" in the last few days of his tenure, including a possible trip to Taiwan. He stressed that the visit, if completed, would rewrite the situation and force Biden to take a stance on cross-strait issues.
Miyazaki noted that Trump has dramatically shifted U.S.-China relations over the last four years, supported Taiwan through arms sales, and arranged visits by American officials. He said "a bold visit" by Trump to Taiwan would be a huge blow to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and give hope to people being persecuted in Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang. [FULL STORY]
