THE UNSIGNED DIAL: What Washington Gets for Never Deciding What Taiwan Is

Washington has refused for fifty-four years to say what Taiwan is, and it turns that refusal like a dial on the calendar of talks with Beijing. For fifty-four years Washington has refused to say what Taiwan is. CRUCIBEL shows how that refusal works as a dial turned with words, arms, transits and visits, lately on the calendar of talks with Beijing, what each turn buys, and what it now costs. Published in CRUCIBEL Journal, 6 November 2026. Read the paper online: https://crucibeljournal.com/the-unsigned-dial/