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Today, only 12 countries (plus the Vatican) officially recognise Taiwan. The US decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979 was the turning point. And a richer,...
Aug 7, 2022 · Maps: Tracking Tensions Between China and Taiwan. Aug. 7, 2022. Shows of force near Taiwan and Japanese islands. Over the past five days, China has been sending military aircraft and unmanned...
Aug 13, 2022 · Taiwan Strait crisis. An analysis of foreign ministry statements from across the Asia-Pacific region reveals which countries are hewing close to China’s line, which lean toward the U.S., and...
- Shannon Tiezzi
- Introduction
- Is Taiwan Part of China?
- Is Taiwan A Member of The United Nations?
- What Is The United States’ Relationship with Taiwan?
- How Have Recent U.S. Administrations Approached Taiwan?
- Could War Erupt Over Taiwan?
- How Has China Tried to Intimidate Taiwan?
- Has Beijing Undermined Taiwan’s Democracy?
- Do Taiwanese People Support Independence?
- What Is Taiwan’s Economic situation?
Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. It has been governed independently from mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), since 1949. The PRC views the island as a renegade province and vows to eventually “unify” Taiwan with the mainland. In Taiwan, whic...
Beijing asserts that there is only “one China” and that Taiwan is part of it. It views the PRC as the only legitimate government of China, an approach it calls the One China principle, and seeks Taiwan’s eventual “unification” with the mainland. Beijing claims that Taiwan is bound by an understanding known as the 1992 Consensus, which was reached b...
No. China rejects Taiwan’s participation as a member in UN agencies and other international organizations that limit membership to states. Taipei regularly protests its exclusion; the United States also pushes for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in such organizations. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Taipei criticized the World Health Organization (WH...
In 1979, the United States established formal diplomatic relations with the PRC. At the same time, it severed its diplomatic ties and abrogated its mutual defense treaty with the ROC. But the United States maintains a robust unofficial relationship with the island and continues to sell defense equipment to its military. Beijing has repeatedly urged...
Under President Donald Trump, the United States deepened ties with Taiwan over Chinese objections, including by selling more than $18 billion worth of arms to the military and unveiling a $250 million complex for its de facto embassy in Taipei. Trump spoke with Tsai by telephone ahead of his inauguration, the highest level of contact between the tw...
A top concern among U.S. analysts is that China’s growing military modernizationand assertiveness, as well as the deterioration in cross-strait relations, could spark a conflict. Such a conflict has the potential to lead to a U.S.-China confrontation. That’s because China hasn’t ruled out using force to achieve Taiwan’s “reunification” and the Unit...
China has employed a variety of coercive tactics short of armed conflict, aimed at wearing down Taiwan and prompting the island’s people to conclude that their best option is unification with the mainland. To that end, China has increased the frequency and scale of patrols of PLA bombers, fighter jets, and surveillance aircraft over and around Taiw...
In addition to the tactics described above, China hasramped up interferencein Taiwan’s elections. Its methods include spreading disinformation on social media and increasing its control over Taiwanese media outlets. In the 2024 elections, China took its disinformation campaign one step further by working through proxies, such as Taiwanese business ...
Most people in Taiwan support maintaining the status quo. A small number support immediate independence, according to opinion polls conducted by National Chengchi University. Even fewer express support for the unification of Taiwan with China. An overwhelming majority reject a “one country, two systems” model, a sentiment that has grown as Beijing ...
Taiwan’s economy remains reliant on trade with China, which is the island’s largest trading partner. However, their economic relationship has experienced disruptions in recent years, partly due to Beijing’s pressure on the island and Taiwanese officials’ growing concern about its overreliance on trade with China. Under President Ma, who was in offi...
- Lindsay Maizland
In the wake of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's 2022 visit to Taiwan, China increased its air and naval crossings of the Taiwan Strait median line, an unofficial understanding between the two sides when relations are good.
Taiwan's total trade in 2022 reached US$907 billion. Both exports and imports for the year reached record levels, totaling US$479.52 billion and US$427.60 billion, respectively. [433] China, United States and Japan are Taiwan's three largest trading partners, accounting for over 40 percent of total trade. [434]
Jul 10, 2024 · Our eight maps below explain the foundation of Taiwan and its changing relationship with the mainland. Start with the 16th century, when swashbuckling Europeans first came across the island on...
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