The Biden Administration’s Approach to Asia and Views on Taiwan

The Biden administration’s first few months have laid to rest any claims that its foreign policy agenda will take a backseat to domestic priorities. Important questions regarding the role of Taiwan in a renewed focus on the Indo-Pacific as it relates to force posture, economic ties and a broader strategic vision, have also begun to be answered in these early days. What have we learned already about how the Biden team views Taiwan strategically and economically? What are the prospects of cooperation bilaterally and multilaterally? How does Taiwan fit into the administration’s overarching framework within the region?

To address these questions, the Sigur Center’s recent Taiwan Roundtable featured a panel of leading experts including Derek Grossman, senior defense analyst at the Rand Corporation, Barbara Weisel, managing director at Rock Creek Global Advisors, and Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University.

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