Introduction 1

Henrietta Levin, Emma Liu

Part I: Managing Cross-Strait Challenges 4

How the United States and Australia Can Strengthen Taiwan’s Economic Resilience 5

Zack Cooper

Bridging the Island Chains: The Urgent Case for U.S.-Taiwan-Australia Strategic onvergence 8

I-Chung Lai

Middle Power Deterrence: How Australia Can Contribute to Cross-Strait Peace and Stability 12

Lavina Lee

Building a Trilateral Partnership for Economic Security 15

Kristy Tsun-Tzu Hsu

Most Australians Don’t Think About Taiwan. Here’s Why They Must 19

John Lee

Part II: Taiwan’s Role in Regional Economic Integration 22

New Opportunities for Taiwan’s Regional Economic Engagement 23

Roy Chun Lee

Taiwan, the United States, and an America First Foreign Policy 26

Riley Walters

Taiwan’s Economic Rise: New Horizons for Australian Business 29

Brent Moore

Part III: Taiwan’s Engagement with Pacific Island Countries 33

Delivering Real Value for Pacific Nations: A Strategy for Expanding Taiwan’s Diplomatic Space 34

Mihai Sora

Beyond Geopolitics: Strengthening Taiwan’s Engagement with the Pacific Island Forum 38

Cheng-Cheng Li

From Defense to Offense: Building New Partnerships in the Pacific 42

Andrew Harding

About the Editors 45

About the Contributors 46

About CSIS 48

Endnotes 49