Global governance is at a crossroads, and the world is witnessing escalating geopolitical fragmentation—from Russia’s nuclear threats to China’s intentions toward Taiwan, to the unraveling of the Western alliance under America’s now chaotic turn. At this moment of uncertainty, Taiwan’s exclusion from major international organizations poses a defining question for the future of global legitimacy. This hopeful conversa tion envisions what a more inclusive, plural, and effective international order might look like—one that recognizes contribution, not coercion, as the basis of participation.