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Cross-Strait relations

Kings of the East

Christopher Marsh | Sep 01, 2005
Bush's realist head and voter's evangelical hearts are taking him in two different directions on China.

Letters

Francis Fukuyama
Ian Rainey
Mike Roskin
Gary Schmitt
George Modelski
John M. Owen IV
Eric Chenoweth
Kenneth Minogue
Max Singer
| Dec 01, 2004
Francis Fukuyama, Ian Rainey, Mike Roskin, Gary Schmitt, George Modelski, John M. Owen, IV, Eric Chenoweth, Kenneth Minogue and Max Singer.

Wagging the Dog

Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Travis Tanner
| Sep 01, 2004
In an unequal friendship, does the weaker have the whip hand? America is the stronger partner in any relationship. But the Taiwanese, the Israelis and the Georgians don't seem to know this.

The Stability of Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait

Robert S. Ross | Sep 01, 2001
The Bush Administration should take to heart the lesson learned by its predecessors: leave well enough alone in the Taiwan Strait.

China's Military: A Second Opinion

James Lilley
Carl Ford
| Sep 01, 1999
An article in the last issue claimed that China's military is a hollow force. The facts, two other China experts argue, are otherwise.
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Commentary

China's Temper Tantrum

Drew Thompson | Feb 02, 2010
The Taiwan arms sale won’t wreck our relationship with Beijing—and Chinese threats to the contrary are mostly hot air.

Charting a Strait Course

J. Peter Pham | Apr 14, 2008
The Bush administration hasn’t done enough to maintain the precarious military balance between China and Taiwan. Will the next president be the same, or instead seize an opportunity to improve Beijing-Taipei relations?

A New Chapter in Taiwan

Drew Thompson | Mar 24, 2008
Now that the DPP has been replaced by the KMT in Taiwan, the stage is set for a stronger friendship with the United States, the consolidation of democracy in East Asia and continued stability in the region.
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Blogs

Taiwan's Weapons, America's Defense

Doug Bandow | Oct 12, 2010
To improve U.S. security versus China, sell Taiwan the arms it needs.

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