By:
Eric Chan
The US Air Force’s re-optimization program emphasizes rapid force generation and readiness for the high-end fight to deter PRC aggression. Taiwan has different defense needs and priorities, but will be subject to many of the same assumptions that drive the USAF reform. Taiwan should analyze the process of USAF re-optimization and adapt accordingly to deter PRC aggression over the long-term.
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By:
Amrita Jash
The victory of the DPP for the third time and Taiwan’s presidential election constitutes a fundamental challenge to Beijing’s long held ambition of “reunification” with the island. Beijing’s increasingly tough stance on Taiwan, as seen in the messages emerging from the annual “Two Sessions,” is not just rhetoric—it represents a more aggressive posture as demonstrated in China’s actions.
By:
Sze-Fung Lee
Beijing’s recently displayed gray zone operations around Kinmen Island intertwine with legal and cognitive warfare—thereby forming a mutually reinforcing cycle that amplifies Beijing’s political narratives and strategic agendas. Accordingly, Taiwan and its international allies must develop concepts to operationalize deterrence across multiple domains.
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In recent years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has greatly expanded its use of geoeconomic tools as part of its broader campaign to exert influence and reshape the global order. Perhaps predictably, Taiwan has faced the brunt of these efforts, forced to contend with a vast array of Chinese operations, from targeted trade barriers to large-scale economic infiltration campaigns. Despite Taiwan’s tireless efforts to push back against these tactics, Beijing’s geoeconomic policies could nevertheless pose substantial risks to the island’s economic and national security. Given Taiwan’s crucial role in global supply chains—particularly in the semiconductor sector—a threat to Taiwan represents a threat to the international economic system. 

Recognizing that the US-Taiwan partnership is the strongest safeguard against Beijing’s coercive economic policy, the report’s authors provide an in-depth survey of geoeconomic cooperation between Washington, Taipei, and other likeminded capitals, finding that such collaboration is currently insufficient to meet the threat posed by the PRC. In response, they offer a variety of recommendations intended to expand and formalize geoeconomic ties between the United States and Taiwan, with the aim of developing a comprehensive and enduring strategy for countering China’s challenge.

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