U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

U.S. military aid and strategic support for Taiwan are being reshaped. What will that mean for arms sales, military assistance, and strategic commitments?

From the direct (military assistance) to the indirect (waning U.S. influence), the freeze could have dire implications for Taiwan’s foreign policy interests.

Taiwan hopes to keep ties with the U.S. stable, and Trump's slate of appointees is a mixed bag in that regard.

With arms sales dropping and recent deliveries fraught with problems, doubts continue to mount over the United States’ true commitment to Taiwan’s security.

The situation recalls the early 1950s, when U.S. arms sales to Taiwan were delayed by other priorities. Unfortunately, Taiwan’s need is much greater today.

Moscow sees the latest round of military aid to Ukraine as a tactical inconvenience but not a strategic danger. The $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific is the real gamechanger. 

U.S. strategists have long hypothesized that the weapon could play a major role in a war with China. Now Beijing is watching how it is being used by Ukraine's military.

Beijing is reacting to the intensification of U.S. political outreach to Taiwan after Russia’s Ukraine invasion.

Taiwan's opposition party has adopted a very different posture on defense issues than the ruling DPP.

In an exclusive interview, Taiwan’s Ambassador Hsiao Bi-khim discusses U.S.-Taiwan ties under the Biden administration.

The sale of new missile systems stretches the concept of “defensive” weaponry to its limit.

Truck-mounted Harpoon missiles and other recent sales are aimed at repelling a potential invasion by China.

While the U.S. remains far and away Taiwan's biggest source of arms, other countries could be important partners as well.

Taiwan’s defense procurement strategy makes a lot more sense when viewed through the lens of the U.S. factor.

Tsai Ing-wen thanked the United States for the deal. So did her main presidential challenger, the Beijing-friendly Han Kuo-yu.

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.

What implications did Trump's trip have for the U.S.-China-Taiwan triangle?

Trump should be clear: the U.S. will come to Taiwan's aid if it is attacked.

The Trump administration shows signs of backing off support for Taiwan, including the Six Assurances.