China has a thousand missiles aimed at Taiwan and exercises a de facto veto over the island-state’s entry into UN-sponsored organisations, writes Jeffry Babb.The United States has reaffirmed the crucial role of Taiwan in its Asian strategy by approving a multi-billion-dollar arms package to strengthen the island’s defences against mainland China.Washington is required by the Taiwan Relations Act, which governs relations between the two nations, to supply Taiwan sufficient weapons to counter Beij…
