Ray Wang is a foreign affairs analyst and writer formerly based in Taipei and Seoul, now in Washington, D.C., focusing on diplomacy and politics in the Indo-Pacific. His pieces have appeared in Nikkei Asia, The National Interest, The Diplomat, and The China Project, among others. Wang is a Master of Science in Foreign Service candidate at Georgetown University.
Hou Yu-ih, the Kuomintang candidate for president of the Republic of China, visited the U.S., where he signaled a tougher line on China than his party has previously taken with his 3D Strategy: The first "D" stands for “deterrence.”
In January, Taiwan will select its next leader. The result will have consequences far beyond the borders of this self-governing island.