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April 9, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Taiwan Strait: February 2025

The 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…

The guided-missile destroyer the USS Milius conducts a Taiwan Strait transit operation in April 2023. (U.S. Navy via Reuters)

March 19, 2025

Taiwan
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense

Differences 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.

A man watches a news programme about Chinese military drills surrounding Taiwan, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on October 14, 2024.

January 30, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Taiwan Strait: January 2025

January saw the PRC’s first combat patrol of the year around Taiwan and the presidential office of Taiwan’s first-ever tabletop wargame. Taiwan accused Chinese-owned cargo ships of deliberately damag…

A Da Wu-class rescue-and-salvage ship sails as the Taiwan military demonstrates combat readiness as part of an annual exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

February 21, 2025

Taiwan
Trump Is Making Taiwan More Vulnerable

While Taiwan has largely stayed out of the spotlight, Trump’s actions have already made it more vulnerable.

Photo of U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House

September 25, 2024

Taiwan
U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts

Taiwan has been a top buyer of U.S. military equipment for decades, but the island is waiting on a significant backlog of weapon deliveries that defense experts say are urgently needed to deter China…

A helicopter takes off from a guided-missile destroyer as part of Taiwan’s annual military exercises.

October 16, 2024

Taiwan
Would Trump Abandon Taiwan?

Taiwan must contend not just with the prospect of a second Trump presidency, but with a broader U.S. shift towards weaker regional engagement. 

Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump appears at a town hall campaign event in Oaks, Pennsylvania.

October 11, 2024

Taiwan
Reading Lai Ching-te’s National Day Speech and Its Implications for Cross-Strait Relations

Although Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, delivered a measured National Day speech, China is unlikely to ease its pressure campaign.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech commemorating the 113th birthday of the Republic of China, Taiwan's formal name.

February 10, 2023

China
China’s Recent ADIZ Violations Have Changed the Status Quo in the Taiwan Strait

Chinese military flights near Taiwan have important implications for cross-strait stability.

Four jets flying in formation.

July 19, 2024

Taiwan
Taiwan’s Trump Conundrum

Taiwan should not dismiss Donald Trump’s recent comments about the island.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States.