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Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan

Interactive by David Sacks, Author

Although China’s ambition to gain control of Taiwan is clear, doing so through force would prove enormously difficult and costly.
Jan 10, 2024
Although China’s ambition to gain control of Taiwan is clear, doing so through force would prove enormously difficult and costly.
Jan 10, 2024
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense
Get up to speed on the China-Taiwan relationship, U.S. policy, and the potential for conflict as tensions rise.

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland Feb 8, 2024

Why Is Taiwan Important to the United States?
Taiwan’s fate will have major implications for U.S. security and prosperity. It will also bear on fundamental questions of international order and the future of democracy.

Blog Post by David Sacks Jun 20, 2023

Podcast
Taiwan’s Presidential Election, With David Sacks
David Sacks, a fellow for Asia studies at CFR, sits down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the potential geopolitical consequences of Taiwan’s presidential race.

Podcast by James M. Lindsay, David Sacks, Ester Fang, and Gabrielle Sierra Jan 9, 2024

U.S.-South Korea Coordination Toward China: Maritime Security
The fourth workshop for the project on Bolstering U.S.-South Korean Cooperation to Meet the China Challenge examined how the United States and South Korea should strengthen maritime security cooperation.
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    The President’s Inbox Recap: The Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations
    The United States should deter China from forcibly uniting Taiwan with mainland China.
    Blog Post by Michelle Kurilla June 23, 2023 The Water's Edge
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    U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era: Responding to a More Assertive China
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    The Taiwan Strait has reemerged as a major geopolitical flashpoint, one that could bring the United States and China, two nuclear-armed powers and the world’s two largest economies, into a direct military confrontation. The CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force analyzes political, military, and economic dynamics in the Taiwan Strait and proposes policy recommendations for the United States to deter an increasingly assertive and capable China.  
    Virtual Event by Susan M. Gordon, Mike G. Mullen, Harry B. Harris Jr., David Sacks and Farah Stockman June 20, 2023
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    U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era
    Although a conflict in the Taiwan Strait has thus far been avoided, deterrence has dangerously eroded. To maintain peace, the United States must restore balance to a situation that has been allowed to tilt far too much in China’s favor.
    Task Force Report by Susan M. Gordon, Adm. Michael G. Mullen, David Sacks and Anya Schmemann June 20, 2023