Kristian McGuire

Kristian McGuire is an independent, Washington D.C.-based research analyst and a former non-resident senior fellow and associate editor of Taiwan Security Research. His main research interests include U.S.–Taiwan relations, cross-strait relations, and East Asian regional security. His work has appeared in The Diplomat, Newsweek, The Interpreter, South China Morning Post, Global Taiwan Brief, and TSR Weekly Report. You can reach him at kristianmcguire@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @KrisAMcGuire.

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Taiwan’s Offshore Islands: Assessments Of Support For Integration

01.05.2024 Kristian McGuire

Kinmen County (金门县) and Lienchiang County (连江县; also referred to as Matsu (马祖)) are a crucial site of activity for cross-Strait relations. Over the last...

Publication China Brief China

The PRC’s “One Family” Concept and Taiwanese Views of a Cross-Strait Familial Bond

08.18.2023 Kristian McGuire

Introduction The concept that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to “one family” (兩岸一家人 or 兩岸一家親), an idea promoted by China’s top leadership, has...

Publication China Brief

The PRC Leverages Taiwan’s Water Crisis to Promote Cross-Strait Integrated Development

07.02.2021 Kristian McGuire

Introduction The Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) is emerging from its worst drought in more than half a century (Focus Taiwan, June 2). Following...

Publication China Brief China

Potential Military Implications of Pingtan Island’s New Transportation Infrastructure

03.26.2021 Kristian McGuire

Introduction Within the last decade, Pingtan Island (平潭岛, Pingtan Dao), which is the nearest territory to the Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) controlled by...

Publication China Brief China