Caught between the U.S. and China, young people in Taiwan just want things to stay the same

Caught between the U.S. and China, young people in Taiwan just want things to stay the same

Taiwan's youth are stuck. There's growing concern in Taipei over the reliability of the Trump-led U.S. as a security partner, even despite Chinese aggression.

Taipei: The Taiwan Coast Guard said that China might try to undermine the general morale of the island's inhabitants before the first anniversary of President Yi Cheng Ty's inauguration, following the appearance of social media images of a person planting China's flag on Taiwan's shore.

Caught between the U.S. and China, young people in Taiwan just want things to stay the same – Mnnofa

Young people in Taiwan are used to living with uncertainty when it comes to China — a situation they generally say is for the best for the time being, particularly when recent actions by the Trump administration have some of them asking a question. “Can Taiwan continue to view the U.S. as an ally?” said Chan Yu-hsiang, 25, a graduate student at National Taiwan University. Chan’s question reflects growing concern in Taiwan over the reliability of…