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In the closing stages of the Second World War, the world was divided into thecapitalist side led by the United States and the communist side commanded by theUSSR. A new bipolar structure called the “Cold War” was gradually established inthe second part of the twentieth century. Basically this “cold” war structure wasmaintained between the two superpowers in the major areas of the world likeEurope, but neither in the Korean peninsula nor in Vietnam, nor in Taiwan Straitsince several “hot” wars took place in these regions.1 During that period, SouthKorea, South Vietnam and Taiwan all had the support of the United States toresist the military threat of the other side supported by the communist USSR andChina. Later, the capitalist South Vietnam was unable to resist the invasion of theNorth and collapsed. On the other hand, South Korea succeeded in developing thestrength of the country and became a major middle power in the world. Forstrategic reasons, Taiwan lost formal political recognition of the world to theprofit of Communist China, but continues to flourish until now. The two Vietnamsand the two Koreas all have similar sizes in term of territory and population. Bycontrast, China is 268 times larger than Taiwan calculated by territorial size, 60times bigger by population power, and is actually the second largest global economicpower after the United States. Without diplomatic allies, besides some smaller states,Taiwan still continues to prosper with its special security strategy. Seventy yearsafter the end of the Second World War, this article aims to provide an understandingof the geopolitical strategy of Taiwan that continues to guarantee its future.
