Chen's visit to the US shows that the tail still wants to wag the dog

REPORTEDLY, Chen Ming-tong, head of Taiwan's "Mainland Affairs Council" visited Washington DC this month, where he plans to attend a seminar jointly held by the Heritage Foundation and the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, and meet officials of the US Department of Defense, State Department, National Security Council and the House of Representatives. Guancha.cn comments:

The relationship between the United States and Taiwan is tricky at present. Some US officials propose containing China by playing the Taiwan card, while some simply want Taipei to lift its control on the importing of beef and pork from the US.

Trump, considering his style, is not likely to let the Taiwan question crop up unexpectedly in the tense relations with China during the trade war he is initiating, unless the trade war fails in its purpose.