Commentary China’s blockade exercises to practice isolating Taiwan from the rest of the world and from rescue by America and its allies suggests that war could be on the horizon. Some analysts contend that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will not risk war before his reconfirmation to an unprecedented second 10-year term at the 20th Party…
Gen. David Stilwell: We Are in a New Cold War With China and We Have the Knowledge to Win
March 11, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is declaring they are siding with Russia. In a diverging world of autocratic governments versus Western nations, many are wondering what factors determine a successful defense against various types of warfare from Russia and Communist China. In particular, when it comes to Taiwan, an island not bigger than the state…
Beijing’s Increasing Aggression Only Toughens US Policy
October 29, 2021
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News Analysis President Joe Biden’s increasingly public commitment to defend Taiwan from China furthers a trend followed by George W. Bush and Donald Trump, which increases America’s understanding of Taiwan as a sovereign and a democracy worth defending. Biden is extending this approach on a global scale. Through the Three Communiques of 1972 to 1982,…
Is Biden Really Misspeaking on Taiwan?
Commentary In a recent interview, President Joe Biden raised a storm of commentary by telling CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the United States would defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China. In fact, he emphasized that America had made a commitment to provide such defense. The reason for the storm of commentary is that official…
Does China Have a Strategy for Taiwan?
Commentary At first glance, the answer might seem to be no. Beginning on Oct. 1, the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, 150 Chinese air force planes entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during a five-day period. This blitz capped a period of increasing tensions over the past…
Crisis Fatigue and Other Impacts of Chinese Incursion
Commentary The Chinese regime continues to aggressively penetrate Taiwan’s air space. Since the Oct. 1 anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) takeover of China, Beijing has sent nearly 150 planes through Taiwan’s air identification zone, which has forced Taiwan to scramble its fighters and activate air defenses numerous times. These events are incredibly important for…
Taiwan’s Strategic Value for the US
Commentary Taiwan is a strategic pivot in the cold war between China and the United States. Its key role in this struggle stems from three major factors: military, economic, and political. Its military role is informed by its location opposite China and by its sound conventional forces. Its economic role stems from its robust economy…
Taiwan Is a Sovereign Democracy, Worth Defending as We Would Our Own
Commentary Over the last few days, the European Union, Japan, the United States, Australia, and Britain made statements about increasing support to the Republic of China (Taiwan). While the declarations and resolutions have ostensibly not been coordinated, other than those by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States announcing a new AUKUS alliance, they…
Where Will This End? The Limits of Taiwan-Japan Relations
Commentary Where the recent escalation of tensions will end must be a question being asked frequently in the Chinese leadership compound at Zhongnanhai in Beijing. Though unacknowledged by Beijing, China’s increasingly strident verbal and military actions in support of its desire to annex Taiwan, by force if necessary, have resulted in closer Taiwan-Japan relations and…
Taiwan: A US-China Flash Point
Commentary China recently held military drills near southern Taiwan, with warships and 11 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft entering Taiwan’s airspace. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said the drills were in response to “external interference.” The communist regime claims that Taiwan is its territory, in spite of the fact that Taiwan has been self-governing since 1949,…
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