China-U.S.-Taiwan triangle

Tsai's visit to the base in the central county of Chiayi comes as Taiwan is seeking to boost its defenses against the rising threat from China.

Insights from Eric Chan

The tightening nexus of geopolitics and geotechnology will make U.S.-China competition increasingly fraught. But Taiwan’s core challenge is not a near-term crisis.

U.S. strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan restricts any unilateral decisions by both sides of the strait that could potentially escalate the situation.

A recent article by Daniel Russel continues a long, flawed tradition of viewing Taiwan as a subset of U.S.-China relations.

Taiwan has become the most dangerous flashpoint in U.S.-China relations.

Representative Sean Patrick Maloney said Beijing denied visas to a U.S. congressional delegation due to their plans to also visit Taiwan.

The U.S. commitment to Taiwan will never be up for discussion with China, warns House Representative Michael McCaul.

Washington needs to give economic ties as much focus as security ties, lest Taiwan fall irrevocably into Beijing’s orbit.

It wouldn’t change the military balance across the Taiwan Strait, but would signal a shift in U.S. support for Taipei.

40 years after the U.S. passed a law to govern unofficial ties with Taiwan, the world has shifted dramatically.