Taiwan
Who Does Washington Want to Win Taiwan’s Presidential Election?
When questioned on their preferred candidate in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential elections, U.S. officials and experts assert that the United States does not officially endorse or support any candidate or party....
What Taiwan Can Learn from the Houthis
The present conflict in the Red Sea has, for the first time, brought the world’s attention to the potential of low-cost drones in naval warfare. Many commentators have expressed surprise...
What Does Taiwan’s Election Mean for Defense Against China?
Taiwanese Presidential candidate Hou You-yi’s defense policy announcement three weeks ago reiterated his party’s (the Kuomintang or KMT) commitment to protect Taiwan. The message: despite disagreeing with the ruling Democratic...
Taiwan’s Upcoming 2024 Presidential Election and the Biden-Xi Summit in San Francisco
After several months of back-and-forth government visits and negotiations between top diplomatic and economic officials from Washington and Beijing, the second in-person leadership summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi...
Joe Biden Must Use Summit with China to Ease Taiwan’s Fears
U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in person in a few days, about a year after their last meeting in Bali, Indonesia. Many...
Taiwan Casts a Long Shadow over the Biden-Xi Summit
The upcoming Biden-Xi summit, set against the backdrop of recent efforts to stabilize U.S.-China relations, will cover a wide range of topics. However, the issue of Taiwan threatens to overshadow...
Drones Could Help Turn Taiwan Into a ‘Porcupine’
In light of the increasing military threat from China, Taiwan has taken proactive measures to accelerate the development and production of military drones and countermeasures. This effort involves the expansion...
“Strategic Clarity” is a Dangerous Answer to the Taiwan Question
The People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s exercise surrounding Taiwan this past week, conducted in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, is only the latest development in...
Misled Confidence? Taiwan Needs a Wake-Up Call, So Does America
In February 2023, the chairman of the House Select Committee on China, Rep. Mike Gallager, secretly visited Taiwan, highlighting the importance of policymakers visiting countries and observing first-hand the defensive...
Skepticism Toward U.S. Support for Taiwan Harms Regional Security
As Taiwan approaches its next presidential election in 2024, the nation finds itself at a critical juncture, as voters face a choice about Taiwan’s future role in the Indo-Pacific region....
Deterring China’s Designs on Taiwan
Deterrence is the art of convincing the other side that starting a war would not be worth the cost. The United States wants to deter China from invading Taiwan, but...
China’s Taiwan Policy Is Based on a Fake History
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime that currently rules China maintains that Taiwan is inseparably and permanently a part of China. The White Paper published by the Chinese government in...