A Sea Change Brewing over the Taiwan Strait?
One of the most impressive developments over the course of President Joseph Biden’s recent summits with foreign leaders has...
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Taiwan and the Future of its International Participation Efforts
On May 24, the World Health Assembly began its annual meeting, again focusing on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. And...
The U.S.-Japan Summit: Uneventful and Indecisive
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide’s summit with U.S. President Joseph Biden was awaited with a mixture of anticipation and...
Labs over Fabs: How the U.S. Should Invest in the Future of Semiconductors
Executive Summary The U.S. semiconductor industry faces an existential competitive threat. China’s efforts to catch up and eventually overtake...
China’s Two Sessions—And What They Mean for the United States
Every March, nearly 5,000 delegates descend on Beijing for the meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and...
The Ryukyu Defense Line: Japan’s Response to China’s Naval Push into the Pacific Ocean
For most of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries, the sea was the path over...
Biden Faced His First Taiwan Test. Now What?
Only days after his inauguration on January 20, President Joseph Biden faced one of his first foreign policy tests...
China’s New Pressure on Taiwan in the South China Sea
In October 2020, Hong Kong’s air traffic control denied a Taiwanese flight access to Pratas Island, a Taiwan-occupied feature...
Czech-Book Diplomacy: The Global Implications of a Czech Visit to Taiwan
Channeling President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1963 “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, President of the Czech Senate Miloš Vystrčil...
China-Taiwan Competition over Somaliland and Implications for Small Countries
Over the past two months, the very public rivalry between China and Taiwan has moved into the Horn of...