Repelling a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan: A Space, Forces, Time Dilemma for United States Pacific Command

Abstract

Since 1949, Taiwan and China have maintained separate governments. For the past two decades, the United States has supported the existence of the Republic of China (ROC) government in Taiwan politically, economically and militarily, while diplomatically recognizing the Communist People's Republic of China (PRC) government in Beijing. The geographic separation of Taiwan from the mainland, coupled with the political and military support of the United States, has allowed the ROC government to resist the reunification of China under centralized PRC rule. Although China and Taiwan have both made reunification proposals, a common agreement has not been reached and the issue continues to be the major source of tension between the two governments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393676

Entities

People

  • Joseph W. Lisenby Jr

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Antisubmarine Aircraft
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Department Of State
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • Space