Miles Yu
Columns by Miles Yu
Taiwan’s future is not China’s internal affair; it is the world’s
Winston Churchill, one of the principal architects of the 1943 Cairo Declaration, understood something in 1955 that remains true today. Published December 8, 2025
To reframe Taiwan, Washington should heed Japan’s Takaichi
In recent remarks, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi articulated a position on Taiwan that diverges sharply and importantly from the prevailing global narrative surrounding cross-strait tensions. Published November 24, 2025
Communist China has never been a peace-loving country
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese Communist Party has projected an image of a "peace-loving" civilization wronged by imperialism and devoted to harmony. Published November 10, 2025
Why China’s ‘Taiwan Reunification’ shibboleth is a hoax
China's "reunification" slogan is a hoax sustained by fear, ideology and deception. Published October 27, 2025
China overplays its hand with rare earth ultimatum
Last week, Beijing made one of its most revealing strategic blunders in recent memory. Published October 13, 2025
China and the postwar order: The futility of coexistence
The belief that China could be coaxed into democratic capitalism was always an illusion. Published September 29, 2025
Beijing parade was a military showcase and a confession of vulnerabilities
On Sept. 3, China staged a massive military parade in Beijing designed to demonstrate the strength of the People's Liberation Army. Published September 15, 2025
Why China must be excluded from postwar Ukraine’s reconstruction and security guarantees
As Ukraine endures the bloodshed of Russia's brutal war of aggression, debates intensify over what a postwar settlement should look like. Published September 1, 2025
No use of force in U.S.-Taiwan policy
Sunday marked the 43rd anniversary of the Aug. 17, 1982, U.S.-China joint communique under the Reagan administration. Published August 18, 2025
The roots of red aggression: Understanding China’s belligerence toward Taiwan
By any measure of international affairs, few issues are as consequential or as misunderstood as the Chinese Communist Party's belligerence toward Taiwan. Published August 4, 2025
China’s World War II victory parade: A supreme fiction
On Sept. 3, the Chinese Communist Party will orchestrate a grand military parade in Tiananmen Square to commemorate victory over Japan in World War II. Published July 21, 2025
China’s dirty secret: Propping up Putin to protect its own tyranny
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with a brazenness that defies decency, stood before Europe last week and all but confessed to China's true strategic calculus. Published July 7, 2025
Regime change as strategic deterrence and national security
The term "regime change" has been demonized in popular discourse, slandered as reckless adventurism or imperialist hubris. Published June 23, 2025
Diplomacy as theater: China’s obsession with Beijing-Washington summits
In a lengthy phone conversation last week with China's communist leader, President Trump accepted Xi Jinping's invitation to visit Beijing soon. Published June 9, 2025
The fraudulent U.N. Resolution 2758 and the courage to recognize Taiwan
Few documents in modern diplomatic history have sown more confusion, distortion and injustice than United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758. Published May 27, 2025
Divergent goals will tear apart Russia and China alliance
While the world watches with alarm the deepening entente between Xi Jinping's China and Vladimir Putin's Russia, we would do well to recognize the limits and the inevitable failure of this axis of autocracy. Published May 13, 2025
The great betrayal: How the CCP humiliates China and blames the world
If you believe the Chinese Communist Party, it is the selfless guardian of the Chinese people, tirelessly toiling for national rejuvenation. Published April 28, 2025
WTO = WTF: How the World Trade Organization sold out the global economy
It's time to speak plainly: The World Trade Organization has become the World Trade Fiasco. Published April 14, 2025
Promoting freedom abroad is essential to making America great again at home
The greatness of the United States has never been defined merely by its wealth, military might or industrial capacity. Published March 17, 2025
A war built on fiction: China’s baseless claim over Taiwan
For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has pushed the tired claim that Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and that the U.S. has somehow pledged to endorse this fantasy. Published March 3, 2025