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China on the March

Ashton B. Carter
William J. Perry
| Mar 01, 2007
Dos and Don’ts for U.S. strategic planners when it comes to dealing with China.

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.

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.

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Now that the DPP has been replaced by the KMT in Taiwan, the stage is set for a stronger friendship with the United States, the consolidation of democracy in East Asia and continued stability in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.

Strait Talk

Ted Galen Carpenter | Jan 15, 2008
Some say the KMT victory in Taiwan’s legislative elections will put an end to rocky relations with the mainland. But the truth is both of Taiwan’s parties—as well as its people—have drifted far away from the regime in Beijing.
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Blogs

Would China Really Just Shrug at U.S.-Sponsored Taiwan Independence?

Justin Logan | Jun 24, 2011
"Strategic ambiguity" isn't perfect, but it beats plunging two countries into war.

The Ticking Taiwan Time Bomb

Ted Galen Carpenter | Apr 20, 2011
China and Taiwan may be quiet now—but it's the calm before the storm.

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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