Taiwan tensions
Top U.S. diplomat highlights progress on energy security often overlooked
Lutz Guellner of the EU, Ruth Bradley-Jones of the UK, and Raymond Greene of the US, de facto ambassadors to Taiwan, attend the resilience forum in Taipei on Sept. 19.
THOMPSON CHAU
September 20, 2026 15:01 JST
TAIPEI — Senior foreign diplomats attending a resilience forum warned that China’s intensifying maritime pressure is an effort to redefine the rules governing the seas. Meanwhile, the top U.S. diplomat challenged prevailing pessimism regarding Taiwan’s energy resilience in the event of a blockade.

