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Taiwan
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U.S. Trade Policy Sends Geopolitical Ripples Through Pacific RimFive CFR fellows explain how growing concern with U.S. trade policy in certain APEC members—China, Taiwan, Thailand, Chile, and Peru—will affect U.S. economic and security relationships in the region.
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Trump’s Trade Policy Feeds Taiwan’s Growing U.S. SkepticismBeneath the surface of Taiwan’s pledges to increase U.S. trade ties lies an apprehension about the United States’ ultimate objectives, and what a potential rebalancing of global supply chains would mean for the island’s security.
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China and Russia: Exploring Ties Between Two Authoritarian PowersChina and Russia have expanded trade and defense ties over the past decade, but they’re not formal allies. Experts say Russia’s war in Ukraine could be a turning point in the relationship.
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Cancelling President Lai’s Transit Is a Mistake That Will Embolden ChinaThe Trump administration’s cancellation of President Lai’s transit risks emboldening China.
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What the Failed Recall in Taiwan Means for U.S.-Taiwan and Cross-Strait RelationsThe failed recall campaign in Taiwan will likely prompt continued political gridlock, raising important questions for U.S.-Taiwan and cross-Strait relations.
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How China Intensified Its Tactics Against TaiwanChina has embraced an “anaconda strategy” to slowly ramp up pressure on Taiwan, making continued U.S. support a lynchpin of the island’s autonomy.
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China in the Taiwan Strait: May 2025U.S. officials warned the world about a potential conflict over Taiwan. China accused Taiwanese authorities of hacking. China’s president asserted legal authority over Taiwan. Taiwan increased pressure on Chinese spouses.
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A New Impediment to Balance of Payments Adjustment: Underwater BondsTaiwanese insurers are locked into holding U.S. dollar bonds that trade below par, putting pressure on Taiwan’s central bank to intervene to block currency adjustment to preserve their capital.
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China in the Taiwan Strait: March 2025Taiwan President Lai declared China a foreign hostile force and oversaw the island’s first whole-of-society civil defense drill. Taiwan also cracked down on Chinese influencers, spies, and tech companies.
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The Indo-Pacific: Where Scale MattersThe United States is lagging far behind China when it comes to military supremacy in the Indo-Pacific, where Beijing has increased pressure on long-time U.S. allies and partners.
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U.S.-China RelationsThe United States and China have one of the world’s most important and complex bilateral relationships. Since 1949, the countries have experienced periods of both tension and cooperation over issues including trade, climate change, and Taiwan.
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The President’s Inbox Recap: Confronting ChinaThe United States must play to its strengths and avoid self-inflicted missteps if it wants to beat China in the race to dominate the twenty-first century.
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China in the Taiwan Strait: February 2025The PRC threatened Taiwan and its partners with live-fire military drills. Taiwan cracked down on Chinese influence and espionage. The Taiwanese Coast Guard boarded and detained the Chinese crew of a ghost ship implicated in a cable-cutting plot.
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Confronting the China Challenge, With Dmitri AlperovitchDmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, co-founder and former chief technology officer of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, and author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, its impact on U.S. interests, and how the United States should respond.
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Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So TenseDifferences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and mainland. Taiwan is the likeliest potential flash point in U.S.-China relations.