January 1, 2004 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Annual Review, 2003

The US-Taiwan military relationship saw a major, positive evolution during 2003. Although the year started out at low ebb, apparently hampered by major differences in strategic outlook and planning, it ended with a comprehensive, shared strategic vision to guide Taiwan’s modernization program over the next decade. This annual issue of the Defense & Aerospace Report […]

October 1, 2003 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q3, 2003

Taiwan’s presidential elections in March 2004 will influence the debate and color any government decisions throughout the next six months. Key issues in the upcoming elections include the overall state of the Taiwan economy, as well as the state of U.S.-Taiwan and cross-Strait relations. The elections will also signal Taiwan’s long- term strategic approach to […]

July 1, 2003 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q2, 2003

Following the US-Taiwan Business Council’s Defense Industry conference this past February in San Antonio, Texas, one may have been left with the impression that the arms sales programs were stalled and the military-to-military relationship between the United States and Taiwan was strained. This appeared to be the case due to the differing assessments made by […]

April 1, 2003 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q1, 2003

In February of 2003, the US-Taiwan Business Council held the second in a series of defense industry meetings focusing on the security relationship between the United States and Taiwan. Our goal was to build on the success of last year’s event in Saint Petersburg, Florida which featured Taiwan’s Minister of National Defense, Tang Yiau-ming, and […]

January 1, 2003 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Annual Review, 2002

The stability of U.S., China, and Taiwan relations constituted one of the relatively bright spots in the world in 2002, particularly given the turbulence and anxiety with which the year began in the aftermath of the horrific events of September 11th. There were no major domestic political crises impacting relations among the three, no severe […]

October 1, 2002 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q3, 2002

The summer quarter was a remarkable period in the evolution of Taiwan-China-U.S. relations. A number of events transpired that just a year ago might have led to the brink of a cross-Strait war, but this year raised only mild reactions in Beijing. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian’s August remarks on Taiwan “walking its own road,” First […]

July 1, 2002 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q2, 2002

The US-Taiwan Business Council’s Defense Summit in March 2002 was an important event that signaled some changes in the way the US-Taiwan defense relationship is conducted. The conference also raised a number of important issues that will continue to attract our interest over the next few years. This quarterly report will explore developments in the […]

April 1, 2002 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q1, 2002

It has been projected that Taiwan will spend in excess of US$26 billion over the next ten years on its defense needs, and the defense industry is also one of the largest sectors represented in the US-Taiwan Business Council’s membership. To better serve those members, the Council hosted a defense conference entitled the “US-Taiwan Defense […]

October 1, 2001 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q3, 2001

In April of this year, the new Bush administration announced the approval of an extraordinary package of arms to Taiwan at what appeared to be the last formal US-Taiwan Arms Sales Meetings. Tied to the list of approvals was a decision by the new president to do away with these annual talks and instead handle […]

April 1, 2001 Taiwan Defense & Security Reports

Taiwan Defense & Security Report – Q1, 2001

Typically, coverage of Taiwan in general – and of US-Taiwan military matters in particular – is sparse and infrequent. Who could have foreseen therefore the combined effects of the EP-3E incident and the surprisingly detailed public dissemination of the Bush Administration’s US-Taiwan Arms Sales Talks decisions? As a result of these virtually consecutive but quite […]