How the US and Taiwan can deter Chinese coercion by shoring up Taiwan’s allies – Atlantic Council







On Monday, December 15, at 2:30 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub will launch a report by Global China Hub Associate Director Kitsch Liao and nonresident senior fellows Nik Foster and Santiago Villa on China’s approach to flipping Taiwan’s diplomatic allies, and the possibility of US-Taiwan cooperation on enhancing Taiwan’s deterrence through maintaining its official diplomatic allies.

Taiwan’s diplomatic allies play an important role as part of deterrence against China. Beijing knows this and has been actively coercing countries to derecognize Taiwan. With only twelve countries officially recognizing Taiwan and representing its interests in regional and international fora, there is a very genuine risk that China will dictate global discourse on Taiwan and justify further coercion and eventual annexation of the country.

This event will explore ways the United States and Taiwan can collaborate to strengthen Taiwan’s diplomatic relationships and enhance its international standing. It marks the culmination of a year-long research project made possible through the generous support of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).

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opening remarks

The Hon. Raja Krishnamoorthi
United States Representative (D-IL-08)
Ranking Member, House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Speakers

Johnson Chiang
Deputy Representative
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

Samantha Custer
Catherine M. Kelleher Fellow in Cooperative Security
University of Maryland School of Public Policy

Nik Foster
Nonresident Fellow, Global China Hub
Atlantic Council

Kitsch Liao
Associate Director, Global China Hub
Atlantic Council

Moderated by

Melanie Hart
Senior Director, Global China Hub
Atlantic Council

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