
US-Taiwan Relations in 2020
President Tsai Ing-wen’s decisive re-election may distress the PRC and KMT opposition, but provides a measure of continuity and stability in Taiwan as it encounters a range of challenges, new and old.
President Tsai Ing-wen’s decisive re-election may distress the PRC and KMT opposition, but provides a measure of continuity and stability in Taiwan as it encounters a range of challenges, new and old.
In 2020, there are opportunities for the United States and Taiwan to deepen trade relations, pursue new and important arms sales, and update their relationship for the Xi Jinping era.
It is in Taiwan’s interest for President Tsai to decide soon about top military officers and national security officials for US-Taiwan convergence in assessing and deterring the PLA’s threats.
Tsai Ing-wen’s re-election on January 11 will ensure a continued relationship with the United States on matters from democracy promotion to securing a free and open Indo-Pacific.
Prague’s switch from Beijing to Taipei was a surprise to many, even though controversies surrounding China’s engagements with the Czech Republic and the changes in Czech local politics long indicated a change of course.