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Taiwan's Security Future: How Domestic Politics Impact Taipei’s Defense

RESEARCH
Report by Ethan Kessler

With a presidential election fast approaching, Taipei’s defense policy could go in multiple directions.

A voter holds a Taiwan flag as he waits for the start of a campaign rally
AP Photos
Defense and Security

Two-Thirds of Americans Think US-Taiwan Relations Bolster US Security

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

But a majority oppose sending US troops if China were to invade the island.

A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building
AP Photos
Public Opinion

Americans Feel More Threat from China Now Than in past Three Decades

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

A plurality of Americans—and a majority of Republicans—also say that US leaders are not paying enough attention to US-China competition.

A vendor sets up foods and beverages at a booth displaying planets shaped of China and American flags
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

Americans Say US Has Not Gone Far Enough on China Trade Issues

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

The public generally does not see current US trade policies toward China as benefiting Americans.

a jockey truck passes a stack of 40-foot China Shipping containers at the Port of Savannah
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

US Opinion Leaders Support Aid to Taiwan

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

But most oppose sending US troops to the island should China invade.

helicopters fly the Taiwanese flag
AP Photos
US Foreign Policy

Americans Prefer Supporting Role in Constraining Chinese and Russian Ambitions

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Phillip Meng

Great power competition is the organizing principle of President Biden’s new National Security Strategy. Is the American public on board?

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
Reuters
Public Opinion

US Arms Sales Reveal Discord in Taiwan's Defense Strategy

RESEARCH
Report by Ethan Kessler

Washington has started selling arms that serve a "porcupine" defense strategy to Taiwan. Whether Taipei fully embraces this new approach remains to be seen.

a ship in the waters near Taiwan
Wang Yu Ching
US Foreign Policy

American Views of China Remain at Record Lows

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

With Xi Jinping poised to receive a third term at the 20th Party Congress, American opinion of China has never been worse.

Visitors walk past an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping holding a ballot, at an exhibition titled "Forging Ahead in the New Era" during an organised media tour ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Reuters
Public Opinion

Americans More Threatened by Russia Than China

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz

American feelings toward Russia and China are lower than during the Cold War, Council polling shows.

Russian President Putin meets Chinese President Xi in Beijing
Reuters
Public Opinion

Americans and Human Rights in China

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

In new Council polling, Americans say China’s treatment of minority groups isn’t just a question of internal politics.

An ethnic Uighur couple waits as a truck loaded with Chinese paramilitary police goes by in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region
Reuters
Public Opinion