Taiwan enjoys strong bipartisan support among Americans, with 60 percent now favoring direct military intervention in the event of a Chinese invasion, according to a new poll.

It was among the most striking findings in the latest annual National Defense Survey by the Washington, D.C.-based Reagan Foundation, which reported rising support for maintaining a military edge to deter adversaries.

Why It Matters

Taiwan, a global tech hub and important U.S. trade partner, is a major potential flashpoint in the Asia-Pacific region.

China claims Taiwan as its territory and says unification is inevitable, though the Chinese Communist Party has never ruled there. While Washington is Taiwan's top arms supplier, U.S. administrations have for decades supported the status quo in the Taiwan Strait

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