Defending Taiwan: What Should the U.S. Do?

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Despite strong opposition from China, the Obama administration authorized a $1.83 billion arms sale to Taiwan in December. The deal marked the first U.S. arms shipment to the island in more than four years. Made up almost exclusively of defensive weapons, the military package included frigates, amphibious assault vehicles, and surface-to-air missiles, as well as anti-aircraft and anti-ship missile defense systems.
While the sale is consistent with longstanding U.S. policy on arms sales to Taiwan and bolsters Taiwan’s ability to defend itself, the question remains whether the shipment is sufficient given increasing Chinese aggression in the South and East China Seas. China’s assertive territorial claims and construction of islands in disputed waters have heightened tensions in the region. What are the security implications for Taiwan? What U.S. policy options are available to support this key ally?
On August 9, Hudson Institute will host a conversation with Richard Fisher, Paul Giarra, and Ian Easton on regional security challenges facing Taiwan. Hudson Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey will moderate the discussion.
 Seth Cropsey Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey is the director of Hudson’s Center for American Seapower. Cropsey previously served as the Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy and specializes in national and maritime strategy and U.S. policy in Asia and the Middle East.
Richard Fisher Richard D. Fisher, Jr. is a senior fellow with the International Assessment and Strategy Center. He is an expert on Asian military affairs and is the author of China’s Military Modernization, Building for Regional and Global Reach (Praeger, 2008).
Paul Giarra Paul Giarra is the president of Global Strategies & Transformation, a strategic planning consultancy providing national security analysis and military transformation expertise. A naval aviator and political-military strategic planner, Giarra is also a non-resident senior fellow in the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security.
Ian Easton Ian Easton is a research fellow at the Project 2049 Institute, where he conducts research on defense and security issues in Asia. Previously, he was a visiting fellow at the Japan Institute for International Affairs in Tokyo and a China analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses.
 
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