Taiwan

Display of books published by Brookings Foreign Policy in 2021.

20 Brookings Foreign Policy books for 2021

Ted Reinert and McCall Mintzer

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks at a democracy-themed event for the Double-Tenth National Day, at an airforce base, following Chinese President Xi Jinping’s vow to unify Taiwan by peaceful means, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, 9 October 2021. The self ruled island has been facing intensifying military threats from China including record number of fighter jets cruising around Taiwan, whilst building better relations with the US, Australia, Japan and European countries including Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)

The Biden administration is right to include Taiwan in the Summit for Democracy

Richard C. Bush and Ryan Hass

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Handout photo dated December 30, 2020 of USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Two U.S. warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday drawing protest from Beijing, the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway. The U.S. Navy said the guided missile destroyers USS John S. McCain and USS Curtis Wilbur had "conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit Dec. 31 in accordance with international law". U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda via ABACAPRESS.COM

The status quo in the Taiwan Strait is edging toward conflict. Here’s how to stop it.

Steven M. Goldstein

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Soldiers take part in a parade during the National Day Celebration, following Chinese President Xi Jinpings vow to unify Taiwan by peaceful means, in Taipei, Taiwan, 10 October 2021. The self ruled island has been facing intensifying military threats from China including record number of fighter jets cruising around Taiwan, whilst building better relations with the US, Australia, Japan and European countries including Lithuania, Poland and the Czech Republic. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Taiwan’s leaders need to coalesce around a defense concept

Monday, November 1, 2021

The first meeting of Japan-Taiwan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue is held online at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on July 29, 2021. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

How should Taiwan, Japan, and the United States cooperate better on defense of Taiwan?

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Staff cleans the table of a restaurant that is decorated with Taiwan flags in Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang

How are people feeling in the “most dangerous place on Earth”?

Shelley Rigger, Lev Nachman, Chit Wai John Mok, and Nathan Kar Ming Chan

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

People with face masks walk past US-Taiwan which are hung outside a restaurant , amid US’s ever-changing partnership with Taiwan and the escalating tensions between Taipei and China, in Taipei, Taiwan, 10 August 2021. The US-Taiwan tie is switching to a rapport through military, political, economy, and medical commitments and collaborations including arms sale and trade deals whilst the intensifying threats of China unifying Taiwan have brought uncertainty to the stability of regional security for south east Asia, according to some critics. (Photo by Ceng Shou Yi/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

America’s intensifying focus on Asia opens opportunities for strengthening US-Taiwan relations

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

United States Vice President Kamala Harris greets Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan, before holding a meeting at The White House.Featuring: Yoshihide Suga, Kamala HarrisWhere: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 16 Apr 2021Credit: Chris Kleponis/POOL via CNP/InStar/Cover Images

Has Japan’s policy toward the Taiwan Strait changed?

Monday, August 23, 2021

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, political chief of Afghanistan's Taliban, in Tianjin, China July 28, 2021. Picture taken July 28, 2021. Li Ran/Xinhua via REUTERS

How will China seek to profit from the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Despite the global pandemic of Covid-19, Taiwan, which has remained unaffected, has decided to maintain this year what has been designated as one of the three largest religious festivals in the world by Discovery Channel, and inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: The Mazu Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage will welcome 300 000 people during its 9 days, from April 9 to 19, 2021. Back to the departure of the Mazu pilgrimage from his residence, Zhenlan Temple, in Dajia District, Taichung. Taiwan, 2021-04-09. Photograph by Jimmy Beunardeau / Hans Lucas.Malgre la pandemie mondiale de la Covid-19, Taiwan qui a su rester epargnee, a decide de maintenir cette annee ce qui a ete designe comme l un des trois plus grands festivals religieux du monde par Discovery Channel, et inscrit par l UNESCO sur la liste representative du patrimoine culturel immateriel de l humanite Le pelerinage de Mazu. Le pelerinage accueillera 300 000 personnes pendant ses 9 jours, du 9 au 19 Avril 2021. Retour sur le depart du pelerinage de Mazu depuis sa residence, le temple Zhenlan, dans le district de Dajia a Taichung. France, le 2021-04-09. Photographie par Jimmy Beunardeau / Hans Lucas.

Examining the role of cross-Strait relations in Taiwan’s politics

Lev Nachman and Ryan Hass

Friday, July 30, 2021