In a move that invites comparison with the Cuban Missile Crisis, the United States this week approved an $11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, the largest such sale in history. This transfer further emboldens separatist elements on the island, many of which have long benefited from overt and covert American backing, encouraging a rhetoric that is increasingly detached from regional realities and global consensus.

This latest sale builds upon decades of sustained military support to Taiwan, ranging from F-16 fighter jets to naval platforms, effectively transforming the island into a forward-deployed weapons base aimed at China. In doing so, Washington is not merely selling arms but actively reshaping the strategic balance in one of the world’s........

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