The People’s Republic of China (PRC) considers Taiwan part of its territory and has been building military capabilities to force the island to accept unification. In the past few years, PRC has sped up its military process. Is PRC getting ready for a war against Taiwan?

In a panel discussion held at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 10 by the United State Institute of Peace, Alexander Chieh-cheng Huang, a Professor of Institute of Strategic Studies, Tamkang University; Phil Saunders, Director of Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, National Defense University; Andrew Scobell, Distinguished Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace; and Joel Wuthnow, Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, National Defense University will discuss these questions.

Jennifer Staats, Director of East and Southeast Asia Programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, will moderate the conversation.