Taiwan Steps Up in Indo-Pacific Defense Pact

Taiwan Steps Up in Indo-Pacific Defense Pact
A U.S.-made F-16V fighter jet taxis on the runway at an air force base during the annual Han Kuang military drills in Hualien, Taiwan, on July 23, 2024. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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In a move likely to provoke Beijing, Taiwan has taken on an advisory role in the newly established U.S.-led defense initiative, the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR).
Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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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.