January 29, 2010 Commentary & Reports

Special Commentary: Congressional Notification of Arms Sales to Taiwan 2010

Special Commentary: Congressional Notification of Sales to Taiwan 2010 (Arlington, Virginia, January 29, 2010) Special Commentary by Rupert Hammond-Chambers The US-Taiwan Business Council today welcomed the Obama Administration’s decision to notify Congress of the following arms sales programs for Taiwan, with a total value of US$6.392 billion: • 114 PATRIOT Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missiles, 3 […]

December 1, 2009 Press Releases

Archived Press Releases – 2007-2009

Archived press releases are available for download as PDF files.   November 19, 2009  —  US-Taiwan Business Council Calls for New Chip Investment Guidelines for China & Fairness in DRAM Consolidation Efforts October 23, 2009  —  The US-Taiwan Business Council Welcomes Improved Taiwan Market Access for U.S. Beef, Calls for Resumption of TIFA Talks September […]

July 21, 2009 Articles & Editorials

Editorial: Maintaining Stability

Editorial: Maintaining Stability: China Tests the Waters on Taiwan (Arlington, Virginia, July 21, 2009) Joint Commentary by Rupert Hammond Chambers and Walter Lohman – Honolulu Advertiser China and Taiwan are getting along much better these days. Considering the stake the United States has in their relationship, that’s good news. But this is no time to […]

July 20, 2009 Articles & Editorials

Editorial: Detente Needs Muscle

Editorial: Detente Needs Muscle: Taiwan Modernization Underpins Chinese Dealings (Arlington, Virginia, July 20, 2019) Editorial by Rupert Hammond-Chambers – Defense News Early last month, several of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense officials met with the Legislative Yuan’s Foreign and National Defense Committee. During his testimony, Chang Liang-jen, vice minister of national defense, noted that Taiwan’s […]

March 11, 2009 Testimony

Testimony: Office of the United States Trade Representative 2009

Testimony: Office of the United States Trade Representative: Taiwan’s Inclusion in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement (Washington, D.C., March 11, 2009) Written Testimony by Rupert Hammond-Chambers Dear Ms. Blue, I am writing on behalf of the US-Taiwan Business Council, whose mission is to promote closer trade and economic ties between the United States […]

March 11, 2009 Articles & Editorials

Editorial: Taiwan and China Make Strides, Can America Respond?

Editorial: Taiwan and China Make Strides: Can America Respond? (Arlington, Virginia, March 11, 2009) Commentary by Rupert Hammond-Chambers – Brookings Institution: Northeast Asia Introduction:  On March 22, 2008, Taiwan voters went to the polls and declared a return to Kuomintang (KMT) rule. The KMT’s Ma Ying-jeou won a landslide election against Frank Hsieh of the […]

November 7, 2008 Articles & Editorials

Editorial: A Chance to Build on Taiwan’s Progress

Editorial: A Chance to Build on Taiwan’s Progress (Arlington, Virginia, November 7, 2008) Commentary by Chairman Paul Wolfowitz – Far Eastern Economic Review Relations with the People’s Republic of China will inevitably be one of the top foreign-policy concerns of the next U.S. administration, and not only for President Barack Obama and his secretary of […]

October 27, 2008 Articles & Editorials

Editorial: Taiwan Arms: 2 Steps Back, 1 Step Forward

Editorial: Taiwan Arms: 2 Steps Back, 1 Step Forward (Arlington, Virginia, October 27, 2008) Commentary by Rupert Hammond-Chambers – Defense News When the U.S. State Department notified Congress Oct. 3 of a proposed $6.4 billion arms package offering a range of defensive weaponry to Taiwan, the sheer scope and cost of the package caught everyone’s […]

October 3, 2008 Commentary & Reports

Special Commentary: Taiwan Congressional Notifications Released 2008

Special Commentary: Taiwan Congressional Notifications Released (Arlington, Virginia, October 3, 2008) Special Commentary by Rupert Hammond-Chambers While there has been a delay of over 7 months for 8 separate Congressional Notifications (CNs) for arms sales to Taiwan, on October 3 the U.S. Department of State released six items for notification: Javelin, Harpoon, spare aircraft parts, […]