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Chinese Bomber Flights Around Taiwan: For What Purpose?
Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman, Logan Ma
Sep 13, 2017
War on the Rocks
Recent bomber flights near Taiwan represent the most concerted training regimen yet aimed at improving Chinese airpower. China seeks to enhance the PLA Air Force's capabilities and signal Beijing's will to defend its territorial claims against the U.S. and its regional allies and partners, especially Taiwan and Japan.
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Taiwan's 2017 Quadrennial Defense Review in Context
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman, Michael Chase, Logan Ma
Jun 14, 2017
Global Taiwan Brief
Taiwan's 2017 Quadrennial Defense Review is consistent with past reviews on defense strategy, reform of the military service system, and defense budget constraints. It also emphasizes the importance to President Tsai of Taiwan's domestic defense industry and shows uncertainty about U.S. Asia policy.
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Correspondence: Stability or Volatility Across the Taiwan Strait?
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
May 10, 2017
International Security
Prolonged tensions — even possibly amounting to a cross-strait cold peace — are likely if China's President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen cannot reach basic agreement on Taiwan's sovereignty.
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International Diplomacy
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Why China Will Not Unify with Taiwan by 2020 — and Beijing Lacks Compelling Military Options
Timothy R. Heath
Mar 21, 2017
Lawfare
The prospects for peaceful unification of China and Taiwan continue to dim. Nothing Beijing has tried to woo or coerce Taiwan has worked. For those determined to compel Taiwan's unification, military subjugation remains a last option. But it would only worsen China's security environment.
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Why China Should Feel Good About Taiwan
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Feb 22, 2017
Global Taiwan Brief
Chinese leaders should seek to engage in good-faith discussions with Taiwanese counterparts. Beijing should also recognize that Tsai's tentativeness about the new U.S. administration could change if cross-Strait military tensions escalate.
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History and Current Developments Regarding Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration
Lyle J. Morris @LyleJMorris
Feb 15, 2017
Global Taiwan Brief
As Asia-Pacific countries develop policies to regulate maritime zones of jurisdiction, the importance of coast guards as instruments of state policy has been growing. Taiwan's Coast Guard is an increasingly effective force.
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Politics and Government
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Hey Washington Experts — Don't Roll Your Eyes Over Trump, Roll Up Your Sleeves
Michael Spirtas
Jan 12, 2017
Fox News Channel
Policy experts do not want to be irrelevant or ignored. The Trump administration does not want to fail, and needs to generate winning policies. By working together, the administration and the policy community could help one another, and, more importantly, the nation.
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International Diplomacy
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Walking Away from One-China Policy Imperils Taiwan
Michael Chase, Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Dec 22, 2016
The National Interest
The U.S. One-China policy has helped keep the peace for decades. Abandoning it now could result in stiffer Chinese resolve. Such a strategy may even backfire by triggering an otherwise avoidable crisis.
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International Diplomacy
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China's Actions Are Causing U.S. 'Militarization' of the Pacific
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Nov 3, 2016
The National Interest
Beijing's aggression in the Asia-Pacific is threatening key U.S. allies, causing America to respond. Any change in U.S. policy must be based on changes in Chinese behavior.
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Taiwan
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Taiwan Should Not Worry About the Vatican
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Oct 5, 2016
PacNet, CSIS
Concerns are growing in Taipei over whether the Holy See intends to switch its diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. Beijing could be entertaining Vatican requests not out of genuine interest in reestablishing relations, but to put Taiwan on edge.
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International Diplomacy
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A Bumpy Road Ahead for China-Taiwan Relations
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Sep 22, 2016
Defense Dossier
Taiwanese President Tsai has issued numerous political overtures to Beijing, yet Chinese President Xi has demonstrated a clear reluctance to accept her as a credible partner. Instead, he has turned up the heat on Tsai in an attempt to undermine her administration.
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Taiwan Forced to Rethink Its Air Defense Strategy
Michael Lostumbo
Apr 14, 2016
Defense News
Taiwan's defense problem is challenging, but it will spend a considerable sum on air defense capabilities in the coming years, and those investments could be made much more effective.
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The Elderly
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Aging in Asia: Can the 'Tigers' Continue to Roar?
Rafiq Dossani, Rachel M. Swanger
Jun 16, 2015
The RAND Blog
Changing demographics will force Japan and the “Asian Tigers” — Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan — to find ways to remain economically dynamic while increasingly looking after their elderly. How might public policy help accomplish this?
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Roiling the Waters in the Taiwan Strait
Roger Cliff, Toy I. Reid
Mar 21, 2006
International Herald Tribune
Published commentary by RAND staff: Roiling the Waters in the Taiwan Strait, in International Herald Tribune.
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Taiwan Risks Getting In Over Its Head
Michael D. Swaine
Apr 24, 2001
Los Angeles Times
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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Taiwan

Chinese Bomber Flights Around Taiwan: For What Purpose?

Taiwan's 2017 Quadrennial Defense Review in Context

Correspondence: Stability or Volatility Across the Taiwan Strait?

Why China Will Not Unify with Taiwan by 2020 — and Beijing Lacks Compelling Military Options

Why China Should Feel Good About Taiwan

History and Current Developments Regarding Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration

Hey Washington Experts — Don't Roll Your Eyes Over Trump, Roll Up Your Sleeves

Walking Away from One-China Policy Imperils Taiwan

China's Actions Are Causing U.S. 'Militarization' of the Pacific

Taiwan Should Not Worry About the Vatican

A Bumpy Road Ahead for China-Taiwan Relations

Taiwan Forced to Rethink Its Air Defense Strategy

Aging in Asia: Can the 'Tigers' Continue to Roar?

Roiling the Waters in the Taiwan Strait

Taiwan Risks Getting In Over Its Head

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