Ted Galen Carpenter, Senior Fellow, Randolph Bourne Institute
Sep 22, 2020
Washington is sending an unsubtle message to Beijing that U.S. military support for Taiwan is no longer ambiguous or hesitant.
Jul 09, 2019
State Department has approved the possible sale of M1A2T Abrams tanks, Stinger missiles and related equipment at an estimated value of $2.2 billion.
Jun 06, 2019
The move will likely anger China as a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies escalates.
Nong Hong, Senior Fellow, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
Oct 15, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence’s speech at the Hudson Institute signaled a far tougher American line on China. It is worth considering the Trump administration’s motivations for taking such an adversarial public stance now.
Ian C. Forsyth, Lead Analyst, United States Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC)
Apr 24, 2018
The PRC’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) recently announced the so-called “31 Measures” relating to working relations with Taiwanese entities. But how genuine are these offers, and will winning wallets lead to winning hearts and minds, to paraphrase Lyndon Johnson?
Dec 21, 2015
The U.S. should cease sending ships and planes to China’s South China Sea islands, stop showing off its military might and respect China’s core interests, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Secretary of State John Kerry.