A Chinese Communist Party (CCP) takeover of Taiwan would have serious geopolitical and economic consequences for the United States, three China experts told senators at a congressional hearing on Nov. 20.
The hearing, hosted by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, looked into the state of U.S.–Taiwan cooperation since the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act was signed into law as part of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.
“From a security perspective, the loss of Taiwan, as this quote, ‘unsinkable aircraft carrier,’ would be completely irreversible. We would lose our ability to access the first island chain and the rest of the region. We would obviously lose a close, vibrant democratic partner,” said Lauren Dickey, senior associate to the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, quoting the late General Douglas MacArthur’s description of Taiwan during the Korean War, when MacArthur argued strongly for the island’s strategic value in containing communist expansion….
A CCP Takeover of Taiwan Would Threaten US Security, Experts Say
