ZHAO Minghao, YANG Hongjia，Major Power Competition and New Trends in U. S. Interference with the Taiwan Question，Contemporary American Review，No.1，2024，pp.1-24

[ Abstract ] As the United States continues to advance its strategiccompetition with China, its scheme of “ using Taiwan to contain China” isalso undergoing a profound evolution. The U. S. has been interfering withthe Taiwan question through means of incorporation, militarization, and multilateralization, i. e. , embedding the Taiwan question within the U. S.strategy of major power competition against China, while combining it with strategies such as “ using Taiwan to contain China” and “ building alliances to counterbalance China”. Moreover, some U. S. analysts are calling for ashift in America's Taiwan policy from “ strategic ambiguity” to “ strategicclarity” . The U. S. has been propagating the idea of “ an armedreunification of Taiwan before 2027 ” , contributing in effect to the militarization of the Taiwan question. As the focus of Washington's Taiwanpolicy shifts towards preparations for the potential armed conflict between the U. S. and China in the Taiwan Strait, America's opposition to China's reunification “ through military force” has become more prominent. Against the backdrop of the U. S. building a system of allies and partners to counterbalance China and deepening the geostrategic linkage between the Indo-Pacific and Europe, the Taiwan question has become increasinglymultilateralized in economic, technological, and ideological spheres.However, the U. S. faces limitations in using new methods to manipulatethe Taiwan question, especially as it cannot afford the catastrophic cost of a“ showdown” with China.

[ Keywords] Taiwan Question; China-U. S. Relations; Biden Administration; Major Power Competition; System of Allies and Partners