US-Japan-Taiwan Relations in 2021

The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) is pleased to invite you to a virtual conversation on US-Japan-Taiwan relations in 2021. In the near-decade since the rise of Xi Jinping in 2012, much has been made about China's increasingly aggressive foreign policy and growing military threat to the Indo-Pacific region, particularly to Taiwan. Over the last year, these concerns have only grown more pronounced, as Beijing has sought to subvert Taiwan's political system and media through consistent influence operations and disinformation campaigns, and to intimidate the island's citizens through increasing frequent air incursions into Taiwan's territory. For the United States and Japan—Taiwan's most important democratic and security partners in the region—this aggression has not gone unnoticed. In a recent US-Japan 2+2 summit, the two nations reportedly acknowledged the threat presented by China and reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining peace and security in the Taiwan Strait. These unprecedented public disclosures of shared concerns are likely to continue during the upcoming meeting between US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. This virtual seminar will explore the opportunities and challenges facing the US, Japan, and Taiwan as they seek to expand cooperation and work together to challenge an increasingly aggressive China.