U.S. President Donald Trump insists “nothing’s changed” in Washington’s policy toward Taiwan. But as Jesse Johnson reported in this newspaper, America’s commander in chief recently questioned whether U.S. forces should “travel 9,500 miles to fight a war” and described a $14 billion arms package for Taipei as “a very good negotiating chip” in dealings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping — remarks that underscore a widening gap between official policy and strategic reality.