Supporters of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party display flags at a pro-recall election rally in Taipei on July 24. (Ritchie B Tongo/EPA/Shutterstock)
By Vincent C. Chen
Vincent C. Chen, a telecommunications consultant, serves on the advisory boards of two Taiwan-based organizations, the Taiwan Thinktank and the Foundation for Future Generations.
Many Western democracies lining up to recognize a Palestinian state are in the process of conferring legitimacy on something that, legally speaking, doesn’t yet exist. Meanwhile, an economically crucial and politically functional democratic state that Western leaders have vowed to aid in case of outside aggression — Taiwan — remains unrecognized. This kind of hypocrisy invites trouble.
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