Past Events

Critical Implications of the US-Taiwan-China Relationship

PAST EVENT

Experts from the Chicago Council and the Institute of National Defense and Security Research convene to discuss relations between the US, Taiwan, and China.

People in a crowd hold Taiwan and US flags as they welcome Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te to Guam on December 4, 2024.
Taiwan Presidential Office / AP

Roundtable with the Taiwanese Minister of Mainland Affairs

PAST EVENT

Taiwan's Minister of Mainland Affairs Chiu Chui-cheng joins the Council for a discussion on relations between Taiwan and China.

A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan on February 28, 2025.
Chiang Ying-ying / AP

Commentary

Rash: US Allies Are Assets. Treat Them That Way.

In the News
The Minnesota Star Tribune
Raymond C. Kuo

Vice President of Research for Geostrategy and Diplomacy Raymond Kuo asks, “If you’re not even willing to do an exercise with a country you’re formally allied to, are you going to show up when North Korea starts firing missiles at South Koreans?”

President Donald Trump meets with Kim Jong Un on June 12, 2018: Trump said earlier this week the U.S. would scale down its annual military exercises with South Korea in deference to his “very good relationship” with the North Korean leader.
Evan Vucci / AP
Geopolitics

Why the US Shouldn't Dismiss Taiwan's Cheng Li-Wun

In the News
The National Interest
Paul Heer

The KMT leader’s recent visit to the United States underscores how rigid US-Taiwan policy has become, Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Paul Heer writes.

Cheng Li-wun speaks to reporters in Washington, DC
Mark Schiefelbein / AP
Global Politics

Research

Shared Confidence, Diverging Expectations in the Taiwan Strait

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

Americans and Taiwanese see US power as superior to Beijing’s, and China’s rise as a major threat to both countries. Yet Americans remain more cautious about direct military involvement, even as both sides prefer maintaining the cross-strait status quo.

A Taiwanese military officer salutes to Taiwan's flag
Chiang Ying-ying / AP
Public Opinion

Americans Grow More Supportive of Aiding Taiwan in a China Crisis

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Craig Kafura

Still, the US public prefers to maintain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait rather than risk military confrontation with Beijing.

A guard adjusts a Taiwanese flag
Louise Delmotte / AP
US Foreign Policy

Experts

Raymond C. Kuo 

Vice President of Research for Geostrategy and Diplomacy; Marshall M. Bouton Senior Fellow, Asian Studies, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Raymond Kuo headshot