Chinese Military Modernization and U.S. Policy toward Taiwan

Start: Mar 18 2008 - 7:00pm

End: Mar 18 2008 - 8:30pm

Event Description:

Recent Chinese military modernization appears to be partly driven by a focus on the Taiwan Straits. As Taiwan's third contested presidential election approaches and cross-Strait tensions appear to rise, how far has Chinese military modernization come? How has Beijing's new arsenal affected U.S. policy toward Taiwan and altered the calculus of intervention in the Straits? Please join Lt. Col. Roy Kamphausen (ret), Vice President for Political & Security Affairs at NBR, to discuss these and other issues related to Chinese military modernization and U.S. policy toward Taiwan.

The discussion will be held on Tuesday, March 18th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm on Tuesday, March 18th. To attend, please register by responding to events@ypfp.org with your name and affiliation.

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