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May 20, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Taiwan Strait: March 2025

Taiwan President Lai declared China a foreign hostile force and oversaw the island’s first whole-of-society civil defense drill. Taiwan also cracked down on Chinese influencers, spies, and tech compa…

President Lai Ching-te (center) poses for a group photo at Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, on March 21, 2025. (Ann Wang/Reuters)

April 9, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Taiwan Strait: February 2025

The PRC threatened Taiwan and its partners with live-fire military drills. Taiwan cracked down on Chinese influence and espionage. The Taiwanese Coast Guard boarded and detained the Chinese crew of a…

The guided-missile destroyer the USS Milius conducts a Taiwan Strait transit operation in April 2023. (U.S. Navy via Reuters)

March 19, 2025

Taiwan
Why China-Taiwan Relations Are So Tense

Differences over Taiwan’s status have fueled rising tensions between the island and mainland. Taiwan is the likeliest potential flash point in U.S.-China relations.

A man watches a news programme about Chinese military drills surrounding Taiwan, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on October 14, 2024.

January 30, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in the Taiwan Strait: January 2025

January saw the PRC’s first combat patrol of the year around Taiwan and the presidential office of Taiwan’s first-ever tabletop wargame. Taiwan accused Chinese-owned cargo ships of deliberately damag…

A Da Wu-class rescue-and-salvage ship sails as the Taiwan military demonstrates combat readiness as part of an annual exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

February 21, 2025

Taiwan
Trump Is Making Taiwan More Vulnerable

While Taiwan has largely stayed out of the spotlight, Trump’s actions have already made it more vulnerable.

Photo of U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House

September 25, 2024

Taiwan
U.S. Military Support for Taiwan in Five Charts

Taiwan has been a top buyer of U.S. military equipment for decades, but the island is waiting on a significant backlog of weapon deliveries that defense experts say are urgently needed to deter China…

A helicopter takes off from a guided-missile destroyer as part of Taiwan’s annual military exercises.

June 5, 2025

India
U.S.-India Divergence and Convergence on Defense Operationalization Concepts

The United States and India have developed a strong defense partnership in recent years, especially in relation to China. However, they have major differences to bridge: how much to spend on defense,…

India's "Akash" missiles, mounted on a truck, are displayed during Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26, 2020. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain

June 3, 2025

China Strategy Initiative
China in Europe: December 2024

In December 2024, EU-China tensions rose over Ukraine, trade, Baltic sabotage, and strained ties with Lithuania.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China December 2, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

June 10, 2025

Global Governance
Trump and Trade Loom Over Canada’s G7 Summit

Leaders of the world’s seven major industrial democracies will strive for a united front on tackling some of the world’s toughest economic and security challenges. Job one will be to avoid a rupture …

World leaders, with Angela Merkel in the center, stand around a table as Donald Trump sits on the other side of it.