This is a comprehensive overview on aspects of Taiwan's recent defence reforms. Including sections on the threat from China, relations with the United States, the domestic context of reform and specific defence issues, this book is an invaluable guide to the changes undertaken and underway within Taiwan's strategic environment.

Part 1: The Challenge of Defense Reform Introduction: Taiwan's Defense Reform 1. Taiwan's Defense Reform: Questions and Observations Part 2: The External Threat: Mainland China 2. China's Military Threat to Taiwan in the 21st Century: Coercion or Capture? 3. China's Military Modernization and Taiwan's Defense Reform: Programs, Problems, and Prospects Part 3: The Domestic Context of Defense Reform 4. An Overview of Taiwan's Defense Reform 5. Civilian Roles in Defense Policy-Making 6. An Analysis of the ROC's Military Organization and Force Structure 7. The Development of Taiwan's Revolution in Military Affairs after the Implementation of the 2002 National Defense Act Part 4: The Role of the US in Taiwan's Defense Reform 8. The Role of the United States in Taiwan's Defense Reform 9. Arming Taiwan for the Future: Prospects and Problems Part 5: Specific Defense Reform Issues 10. Funding for Taiwan's Defense Reform 11. The Republic of China Armed Services' Human Resource Policy 12. Taiwan's Military Education and Defense Reform