Adam Clermont Releases New Book on Taiwan, China and the End of Strategic Ambiguity

CENTRAL, Hong Kong - Jan. 13, 2026 - PRLog -- Adam Clermont, Hong Kong- and US-qualified attorney and author of Amazon #1 New Release Hong Kong Belongs to Hongkongers, announces the publication of his new book, The Wound That Never Closed: Taiwan, China and the End of Strategic Ambiguity.

Drawing on more than twenty-five years of experience in cross-border litigation and his background in psychology and military service, Clermont presents an unflinching analysis of the Taiwan question that challenges conventional Western narratives.

The book traces Taiwan's trajectory from the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895—when a wounded Li Hongzhang signed away the island to Japan—through the present day, examining why the structural forces of geography, demography, economics, and military power point toward eventual reunification.

"The dominant narrative about Taiwan presents the island as a plucky democracy protected by American resolve," Clermont writes. "This narrative is emotionally satisfying. It is also, in crucial respects, a fantasy."

The Wound That Never Closed examines the erosion of American military dominance in the Western Pacific, the limits of Taiwan's "silicon shield," the island's demographic crisis, and why the Taiwan Relations Act offers far less protection than commonly assumed. The book also draws lessons from Hong Kong's experience with One Country, Two Systems, arguing that maximalist politics—not Beijing's inherent bad faith—destroyed the moderate path.

"Taiwan's people deserve honesty about their situation," Clermont states. "Not false promises of American rescue that may never come, not fantasies of independence that geography forbids, but clear understanding of their choices."

The book is available now in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover formats.

For more information about Adam Clermont, visit www.attorneyapc.com.

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