RAND Research Topic: Taiwan 2012-05-24T14:53:46Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/taiwan.html Trends in Late-Life Disability in Taiwan, 1989-2007: The Roles of Education, Environment, and Technology http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100241.html Oct 31, 2011 Oct 31, 2011 This study assessing trends in late-life disability in the emerging economy of Taiwan showed that limitations in seeing, hearing, and instrumental activities of daily living declined. New Opportunities and Challenges for Taiwan's Security http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF279.html Mar 30, 2011 Mar 30, 2011 On November 7, 2009, the conference "Cross-Strait Relations: New Opportunities and Challenges for Taiwan's Security" brought together leading experts on political and military issues from both the United States and Taiwan to consider how a range of political, economic, and military factors are likely to shape Taiwan's security over the coming decade. The panelists' papers, included in these proceedings, represent a variety of views and analyses. A Question of Balance: Political Context and Military Aspects of the China-Taiwan Dispute http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG888.html Aug 4, 2009 Aug 4, 2009 <p>While relations between China and Taiwan are warmer now than in recent years, China still feels entitled to use force to prevent Taiwan from becoming independent. Meanwhile, the modernizing of China's military may call into question the U.S.' ability to defend Taiwan against a large-scale Chinese attack.</p> What Are the Impacts of Resolving Taiwan's Status? http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG567.html Jul 23, 2007 Jul 23, 2007 <p>Depending on how Taiwan's status is resolved, U.S.-China relations could range from friendly cooperation to cold war. As China's military capabilities grow, it will be increasingly important for the US. to both prevent an attempt at violent reunification and maintain the capability to defeat it.</p> How Taiwan's Status Is Resolved Will Determine Whether U.S.-China Relations Are Cooperative or Hostile http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB226.html May 22, 2007 May 22, 2007 This research brief examines how U.S.-China relations would be affected by the manner in which Taiwan's status is resolved. China Could Potentially Defeat U.S. in Conflict Over Taiwan By Limiting Military Access, RAND Study Finds http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/03/29.html Mar 29, 2007 Mar 29, 2007 March 29, 2007 news release: China Could Potentially Defeat U.S. in Conflict Over Taiwan By Limiting Military Access, RAND Study Finds. RAND Study Says China's Attempts at Economic Coercion of Taiwan Have Only Limited Success http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/02/15.html Feb 15, 2007 Feb 15, 2007 February 15, 2007 News Release: RAND Study Says China's Attempts at Economic Coercion of Taiwan Have Only Limited Success. China's Attempts at Economic Coercion of Taiwan Have Only Limited Success http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG507.html Feb 15, 2007 Feb 15, 2007 <p>China has had only limited success in using economic pressure to win political concessions from Taiwan, although Taiwan's increasing ties with China leave it vulnerable to economic coercion.</p> Roiling the Waters in the Taiwan Strait http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/03/21/IHT.html Mar 21, 2006 Mar 21, 2006 Published commentary by RAND staff: Roiling the Waters in the Taiwan Strait, in International Herald Tribune. Shanghaied? The Economic and Political Implications of the Flow of Information Technology and Investment Across the Taiwan Strait http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR133.html Dec 13, 2004 Dec 13, 2004 <p>The flows of trade and investment across the Taiwan Strait have increased dramatically in recent years, driven largely by the increasing integration of the information technology (IT) sectors of Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. This report examines the economic and political implications of cross-Strait flows of technology and capital. The authors comprehensively analyze the investment and IT transfer dynamics between Taiwan and China and their implications for the global semiconductor industry and U.S. policymaking.</p> Social Environment, Life Challenge, and Health Among the Elderly in Taiwan http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1014.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001 Social Environment, Life Challenge, and Health Among the Elderly in Taiwan Taiwan Risks Getting In Over Its Head http://www.rand.org/commentary/2001/04/24/LAT.html Apr 24, 2001 Apr 24, 2001 Published commentary by RAND staff. Tawian's Foreign and Defense Policies: Features and Determinants http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1383.html Jan 1, 2001 Jan 1, 2001 Taiwan's foreign and defense policies have evolved greatly since the days of Chiang Kai-Shek. Its leaders have created a government based on popular sovereignty rather than Chinese nationalism; adopted pragmatic and creative approaches ... Dire Strait? : Military Aspects of the China-Taiwan Confrontation and Options for U.S. Policy http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1217.html Jan 1, 2000 Jan 1, 2000 This report analyzes the steps Taiwan should take to bolster the odds in its favor should a conflict with the mainland occur and describes how the United States can most effectivelycontribute in both peace and crisis. Taiwan's National Security, Defense Policy, and Weapons Procurement Processes http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1128.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999 Examines Taiwan's national security decisionmaking structure and process and the primary factors guiding its defense strategy, force structure, and military procurement decisions. Marketization and Democracy: East Asian Experiences http://www.rand.org/pubs/commercial_books/CB390.html Dec 31, 1998 Dec 31, 1998 As the East Asian financial crisis continues to leave a path of destruction economically and politically in its wake, people all over the world seek to know what went wrong. Many blame the illiberal markets of the countries involved, and many blame t... China's Taiwan strategy : a point of no return? http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP618.html Dec 31, 1995 Dec 31, 1995 China's Taiwan strategy : a point of no return? Change in Taiwan and Potential Adversity in the Strait http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR558-1.html Jan 1, 1995 Jan 1, 1995 For more than 40 years, the China-Taiwan conflict has effectively institutionalized the outcome of China's 1945-49 civil war. Long-Term Economic and Military Trends 1994-2015: The United States and Asia http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR627.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994 Key economic and military trends in China, Taiwan, the United States, Japan, Korea, and India will likely indicate the future of Asia's security environment. Taiwan on a Tightrope http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB7406.html Dec 31, 1994 Dec 31, 1994 Powerful domestic changes have driven Taiwanese leaders to walk a narrow and perilous path between confrontation and conciliation with China.