ABSTRACT
In this chapter, I assess the state of US-Taiwan relations during the first Tsai administration. My approach is straightforward. I examine several different dimensions of US policy towards Taiwan. These include US arm sales to Taiwan, US strategic patrols of the Taiwan Strait, Washington's approach to Taiwan presidential stopover visits to the United States, US policy on high-level meetings between US and Taiwanese officials, Taiwan-related legislation that has become law, how Taiwan is treated in US strategic writings and statements, how the United States has responded to Beijing's efforts to recruit Taiwan's diplomatic allies and the state of bilateral economic relations and US economic policy towards Taiwan. In each case, I assess whether trends and policies seen during the Tsai/Trump years represent continuity with past trends and policies, or whether they represent a break with the past and, as such, can be viewed as indicative of a qualitatively stronger US-Taiwan relationship under the Tsai/Trump administrations.
