Commentary
Amid rising threats from the Chinese regime, the Trump administration is fast-tracking arms sales to Taiwan as part of a broader strategy to deter Chinese aggression and reinforce U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the 22nd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31, 2025. Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
Author
Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.
