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The U.S. Select Committee on the CCP is fundamentally misreading the Somali context by attempting to draw a false parallel with Taiwan. Taiwan is an island that remains internationally recognized as part of China under the One-China policy, while the self-declared “Somaliland” is nothing more than a secessionist enclave dominated by one clan, confined to a few towns in northern Somalia. Unlike Taiwan, it has no internationally recognized borders, no legitimate statehood, and its control extends little beyond Berbera, whereas Somalia maintains sovereignty over the rest of the territory and commands Africa’s longest coastline along strategic maritime trade routes. To advance relations with a one-clan secessionist project rather than with the Federal Republic of Somalia is both short-sighted and counterproductive, undermining regional stability and alienating an entire nation. By pursuing such a misguided policy, the U.S. risks weakening its credibility in the Horn of Africa, destabilizing a critical partner, and handing adversaries the very opportunities Washington claims to be countering.
Today, history is calling once again to confront similar challenges—this time from China. Beijing has already established a significant presence in the region, and the main obstacle to its ambitious Silk Road project stretching from Sudan to South Africa is Somaliland. The strategic interests of the United States and Somaliland are perfectly aligned. We should not hesitate for a moment—we must work together to confront our common adversaries.

The decision the United States makes today will shape its future interests in this region for decades to come—that much is certain.

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