New and updated reports on China and Taiwan from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
China-U.S. Trade Issues, August 10, 2011
U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues, August 4, 2011
China’s Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues, August 3, 2011
Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990, August 2, 2011
U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress, July 26, 2011
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, July 22, 2011
Human Rights in China and U.S. Policy, July 18, 2011
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.