US Announcing Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan Could Trigger End of CCP: Wang Dan

‘Only the U.S. has the power to really defeat the CCP. The way it could do it is quite simple: just announce Taiwan–U.S. diplomatic relations.’

Wang Dan, a prominent student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest, during a democratic movement forum in Sydney on Nov. 12, 2024. Cindy Li/The Epoch Times

Announcing diplomatic relations with Taiwan, also known as the Republic of China, is a way the United States could trigger a chain of events that may spell the end of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), says Wang Dan, a prominent Chinese dissident and student leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest who is now an American citizen.

“Right now, only the United States has the power to really defeat the CCP,” said Wang, who holds a doctorate in history from Harvard University and taught cross-strait history at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University. Wang was speaking at a democratic movement forum in Sydney on Nov. 12.