Asia has been a focal point in the international campaign against terrorism ever since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. From the Caucasian mountains to the Java Sea, militant Islamists have made Asia the epicenter of the "war on terror." Although the strategic consequences... MORE

Dear Readers: In the wake of the recent inauguration of Chen Shui-bian as Taiwan's president, the Jamestown Foundation is pleased to publish a special issue of the China Brief devoted exclusively to issues pertaining to Taiwan, and its relationship with China and the United States.... MORE

In the view of many observers, the normalization of Sino-American relations signaled the end of a strategic relationship with the Republic of China (Taiwan) that had endured with but one brief interruption for forty years. The rapid growth of economic ties between the U.S. and... MORE

Assuming that President Chen Shui-bian sticks to the pledges he made in his May 20 inauguration speech, the possibility of armed conflict in the Taiwan Strait seems to have subsided for the time being. However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership has signaled its intention... MORE

In spite of the overall moderation demonstrated by Chen Shui-bian in his May 20 inauguration speech, China does not seem ready to change its basic attitude towards the re-elected Taiwanese president. Both the fresh proposals that Beijing made on May 17th and its renewed denunciation... MORE

This will be the first in a two- part series addressing Latin American ties with Taiwan and China. This piece will focus largely on Taiwan's ties with Latin America, while the second part appearing in issue 12 will examine PRC relations with this region. Latin... MORE

Dear Readers: The Jamestown Foundation is pleased to present a special issue of the China Brief devoted to China and Eurasia, which examines critical aspects of China's relations with Russia, the U.S. and the Central Asian states. The interaction of the two principal actors -... MORE

China's insatiable energy thirst is causing it to undertake a global search for energy supplies to sustain its booming economy. Beijing has injected itself into the complex Caspian chess match to ensure itself as large a share as possible of resources being developed there. This... MORE

Although most analyses of Chinese military affairs focus on Taiwan, China also directs its ongoing military modernization program on border areas like Xinjiang and Central Asia. Indeed, at least one source maintains that those theaters are driving the modernization of China's ground forces. [1] Two... MORE

In March 2003, the Chinese State Council produced a white paper cataloguing the country's "progress" in promoting personal liberties and religious freedoms. This followed an amendment to China's Constitution, endorsed by the National People's Congress earlier in the same month, to incorporate the protection of... MORE