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A view of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, which was previously the office of the governor-general of Taiwan during Japanese colonial rule. (Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

A view of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, which was previously the office of the governor-general of Taiwan during Japanese colonial rule. (Walid Berrazeg/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Commentary

Tokyo Is Very Much Invested in Taiwan’s Future

Riley Walters

Riley Walters

Riley Walters

Senior Fellow

Riley Walters

Mar 8, 2023

6 Min Read

Honour guards take part in a welcome ceremony for Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei on February 16, 2023. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP) (Photo by SAM YEH/AFP via Getty Images)

Honor guards take part in a welcome ceremony for Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 16, 2023. (Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Three Misconceptions about Taiwan’s Defense

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miles_yu

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Feb 20, 2023

9 Min Read

230204-N-MJ302-1255 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 4, 2023) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transits the South China Sea. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe)

The USS Nimitz transits the South China Sea on February 4, 2023. (US Navy photo by David Rowe)

In the Media

The Risk of Conflict with China

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miles_yu

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Feb 2, 2023

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 19, 2022) – The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) approaches the dry cargo ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) for a replenishment-at-sea. Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Devin M.

The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa approaches the dry cargo ship USNS Amelia Earhart for a replenishment in the South China Sea on February 19, 2022. (US Navy photo by Devin M. Langer)

In the Media

Denying China the Opportunity to Wage War on Taiwan

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miles_yu

Miles Yu

Senior Fellow and Director, China Center

Miles Yu

Feb 1, 2023

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - NOVEMBER 26: Chiang Wan-an, Taipei mayoral candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), celebrates his victory in local elections on November 26, 2022 in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan holds local elections to appoint mayors, councillors and magistrates in several counties on Saturday. The local elections are a litmus test for the popularity of the ruling DPP as young candidates including the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek, Chiang Wan-an, seek to turn the tide. (Photo by Louise Delmotte/Getty Images)

Chiang Wan-an, Taipei mayoral candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), celebrates his victory in local elections on November 26, 2022, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Louise Delmotte/Getty Images)

Commentary

Republic of China’s 2024 Presidential Race Shaping up as Referendum on Communist China

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abby_fu

Abby Fu

Former Research Fellow

Abby Fu

Jan 22, 2023

1 Min Read

TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 27: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house on September 27, 2022 at the Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo, Japan. Dignitaries including several current and former heads of state are visiting Japan for the state funeral of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which will be held on Tuesday. Abe was assassinated in July while campaigning on a street. (Photo by Hiro Ko

Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo, Japan, on September 27, 2022. (Hiro Komae/Pool via Getty Images)

Commentary

India Is Critical to Deterring a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan

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Satoru Nagao

Fellow (Nonresident)

Satoru Nagao

Jan 5, 2023

6 Min Read

The U.S. government has welcomed Taiwan’s extension of its military conscription from four months to one year by releasing a statement of support from de facto U.S. Embassy in Taipei, the American Institute in Taiwan, shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen announced the change. Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair at the Hudson Institute speaks to Taiwan Talks about how the U.S. and its allies perceive this move. Cronin describes the move as the clearest sign of commitment to Taiwan’s self-defense and

(Screenshot via TaiwanPlus/YouTube)

In the Media

How Military Reform Is Winning Global Support for Taiwan

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patrick-cronin

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 29, 2022

PUMA UAV 5g

A US Marine launches an RQ-20 PUMA unmanned aircraft system in San Clemente, California, on May 1, 2020. (US Marine Corps photo by Manuel Serrano)

Commentary

How 5G Can Help Defend Taiwan

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bryan_clark

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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dan_patt

Dan Patt

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Dan Patt

Dec 9, 2022

4 Min Read

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian during a daily media briefing in Beijing on April 8, 2020. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

A Wolf Warrior in Sheep’s Clothing

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patrick-cronin

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 7, 2022

4 Min Read

Cronin House Foreign Affairs Committee

(Screenshot via House Foreign Affairs Committee/YouTube)

Testimony

House Foreign Affairs Committee: Understanding and Addressing Challenges in the Mekong Region

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patrick-cronin

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Dec 7, 2022

1 Min Read

Taipei

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Commentary

In Taiwan, a Shaky Status Quo Prevails

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walter_russell_mead

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Nov 23, 2022

1 Min Read

Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang Kai-shek and US Marine Corps Major General Louis Jones circa 1945. (USMC Archives via Flickr)

Commentary

A Hard-Power, Twentieth Century History of the Continent That Will Make or Break the Twenty-First

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mike_watson

Mike Watson

Former Fellow

Mike Watson

Nov 18, 2022

7 Min Read

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