America's Stake in Taiwan

Publication Date: January 2007

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): John J. Tkacik

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Asia and the Pacific

Type: Report

Coverage: China Taiwan

Abstract:

In 1945, President Harry Truman declared a "strong, united and democratic China" to be one of "the most vital interests of the United States." Two out of three is not good enough. Until China is democratic, the most vital U.S. interest must be to maintain America's strategic posture in the Western Pacific