China & Taiwan

OVERVIEW

The Chinese Communist Party is intensifying its military and political pressure on Taiwan, challenging regional stability and threatening US interests and treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific. Beijing’s coercive strategies demand effective countermeasures to deter aggression against Taiwan and prepare for potential conflict that will threaten the United States and its Indo-Pacific treaty allies, including Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, and Australia.

ISW’s China Team assesses Beijing’s coercive strategies toward Taiwan and other significant developments in the Pacific, including PRC military exercises and maritime activity in the East and South China Seas. ISW’s China Team is part of the Coalition Defense of Taiwan Project, a partnership with the American Enterprise Institute. The project assesses China’s military and political campaigns against Taiwan, explores strategies for the United States and its allies to deter Beijing’s aggression, and examines options for countering and defeating the Chinese military if necessary. ISW formally launched this portfolio in 2022.