The Indo-Pacific Region has been called by US global security strategy the “world’s center of gravity”, because this region encompasses half of the world’s total population, and two third of the global economy. As the tensions escalating along borders between China and many of its neighboring countries, and specifically in Taiwan Strait, it has become clear to the Western World that keeping the peace in Taiwan Strait is key for the stability of the Indo-Pacific Region.

Are there any legal bases for the United States and its allies to defend Taiwan, in the case that the island nation is attacked or invaded militarily by the Chinese regime?

Titled “The Legal Base for the U.S. to Defend Taiwan”, this presentation is the follow-up of the popular presentation, “China’s Global Expansion – past and future”. As the previous presentation provides the overview of global threat by the
Chinese regime, this new presentation focuses on the historical facts, treaties, and US legislations that allow the United States to militarily defend Taiwan.

Read more at Taiwan Defense Issues for Congress: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R48044