Rekonstrukcja strategii Stanów Zjednoczonych wobec Tajwanu podczas prezydentury Josepha Bidena
Reconstructing the US Strategy Towards Taiwan During the Presidency of Joseph Biden

Summary/Abstract: Adopting the model of neoclassical realism and elements of the American-centricnationalist paradigm, the paper examines both systemic factors stemming fromthe Sino-American power rivalry and internal ones referring to the populist traditionsof American foreign policy. The main goal of America regarding Taiwanwas to use its relationship with the island in its policy of containment of Chinaby emphasizing Taiwan’s right to decide its future and preventing China fromtaking over the island by force. Along with deepening bilateral cooperation, theadministration used multilateral mechanisms to promote the concept of peaceand security across the Taiwan Strait as an essential element of the global order,which increased the number of countries interested in maintaining the statusquo. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine heightened concerns about the possibilityof PRC’s attack on Taiwan, prompting the Biden administration to intensifypressure on Taipei to accelerate military reform. However, the accentuationof closer relations between Washington and Taipei was interpreted by China asa provocative crossing of more “red lines,” leading to an intensification of repressivemeasures against Taiwan and the consolidation of bellicose rhetoric directedagainst both Washington and Taipei.

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