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The Nationalists were defeated by the Communists in the Chinese Civil War. [33]: 125 The ROC government retreated to Taiwan.[33]: 125 In August 1949, the United States suspended the ROC's involvement in the Fulbright Program because the fleeing government was no longer able to make payments on the surplus war material it had purchased from the United States after the end of World War II.
The United States Department of Defense in a 2011 report stated that the primary mission of the PRC military is a possible military conflict with Taiwan, including also possible US military assistance. Although the risk of a crisis in the short-term is low, in the absence of new political developments, Taiwan will likely dominate future ...
"It’s important for the people of Taiwan, it’s important for the people in the United States, it’s important for the entire world,” Kildee said. Show comments Advertisement
The United States is the most important international backer and arms supplier of Taiwan, which China claims as its own. Despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties, Washington is bound by law to ...
"Taiwan may well play a role in the growing Sino-American rivalry similar to Europe's during the Soviet-American Cold War." Why Taiwan Will Be at the Center of the China-US Rivalry Skip to main ...
The United States Taiwan Defense Command (USTDC; Chinese: 美軍協防台灣司令部) was a sub-unified command of the United States Armed Forces operating in Taiwan from December 1954 to April 1979. Number of U.S. Troops Stationed in Taiwan (1950–1979)
Taiwan's combat effectiveness has improved thanks to its deepening security partnership with the United States and other friends and "allies" but this is kept deliberately low key, the island's ...
Defending far-off Taiwan and our allies seems to many like yet another foolish military misadventure for our country. But it is not. Why Protecting Taiwan Really Matters to the U.S.