U.S-Taiwan Relations: The Past, Present, and Future of a Unique and Consequential Relationship

This book explains how the U.S.-Taiwan relationship arrived at its current moment, rightsizes the risk of cross-Strait conflict with China, and argues that the United States must counter both military and non-military threats to Taiwan if it wishes to preserve peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.

Richard Bush is author of seven books, including most recently, Difficult Choices: Taiwan’s Quest for Security and the Good Life (Brookings Press, 2021). Bonnie Glaser is Director of the Asia Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Ryan Hass is the Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies at the Brookings Institution.