Taiwan-US relations warmed to an unprecedented degree during Donald Trump’s presidency despite Beijing’s repeated protests, but it remains to be seen if this can be maintained under Joe Biden.The first shift in Taipei’s favour happened even before Trump took office, in December 2016, when he took a call from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen to congratulate him on his election victory and discuss the two sides’ economic and security ties. The 10-minute phone conversation was the first of its…

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