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The Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait Is High—and Getting Higher
JOHN CULVER is a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings. He served for 35 years as a ...
Taiwan is worried about spying threats. That may mean deporting thousands of Chinese
Taiwan, suspicoius of spying, is enforcing stricter oversight of Chinese immigrants. Some of them are being deported.
Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion
Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.
Taiwan ramps up combat readiness, braces for ‘war of endurance’ amid China threat
Defence Minister Wellington Koo has urged Taiwan to stockpile military supplies and enhance its defence capabilities, warning ...
In Trump Era, Taiwan Defense Chief Says U.S. Still Is a Check on China
Wellington Koo says the Trump administration has a shared interest in security in the region, but Taiwan must also ready its ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)3d
Is defending Taiwan a vital U.S. interest? Experts offer differing views
Taiwan has long been a tense flashpoint between Washington and Beijing. By law, the U.S. is required to help Taiwan defend ...
Taiwan’s president downplays tariff tensions with the US as ‘frictions between friends’
The Taiwanese president says trade tensions between the United States and Taiwan are just “frictions between friends.” ...
'Ignorant' to call Taiwan a country, China says responding to Taipei's foreign minister
It is "arrogant and ignorant" to call Taiwan a country and its future can only be decided by China's 1.4 billion people, the ...
The National Interest3d
Is the U.S. Drifting Toward a Taiwan War with China?
Whether all this comes in time remains to be seen. Military analysts fear that China could invade Taiwan as early as 2027. If ...
A car runs a red light and kills 3 people in Taiwan, including two 12-year-old girls
A stream of people in Taiwan left flowers and bags of snacks Tuesday near an intersection in New Taipei city where a driver ...
Are these celebrities trying to dodge the draft in Taiwan?
Taiwan authorities have questioned nearly a dozen celebrities for allegedly dodging their mandatory military draft. The ...
South Africa downgrades Taiwan’s representative office as it deepens ties with Beijing
South Africa’s decision to remove Taiwan’s diplomatic status and move its office from Pretoria to Johannesburg viewed as a nod to Beijing.