Taiwan holds unscripted war games simulating how to repel Chinese military offensive
In short: Taiwan has started its annual war games which this year will seek to closely mimic actual combat. Soldiers will train around-the-clock, with severed command ties, and in challenging terrains across the island to improve the military’s readiness. The war games come as the first under President Lai Ching-Te, who has drawn the ire […]
Taiwan says it will discuss with US how to use new funding
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Sunday (Apr 21) it would discuss with the United States how to use the funding for the island included in a US$95 billion legislative package, mostly providing security assistance to Ukraine and Israel. The United States is Taiwan’s most important international supporter and arms supplier despite the absence of […]
Taiwan to discuss with US how to use new funding
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan’s defense ministry said Sunday it will discuss with the United States how to use funding for the island included in a $95 billion legislative package mostly providing security assistance to Ukraine and Israel. The United States is Taiwan’s most important international supporter and arms supplier despite the absence of formal diplomatic […]
How to Prevent a War Over Taiwan by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
Much has changed since the 1970s, when Richard Nixon and Mao Zedong devised the “one China” formula to paper over their differences on Taiwan’s status. But, if combined with other measures to bolster deterrence against any sudden acts of aggression, this 50-year-old policy can still help to keep the peace. CAMBRIDGE – Might China try […]
Taiwan Offers Lessons in How to Defeat Disinformation
WASHINGTON — The rumors about vote fraud started swirling as the ballots in Taiwan’s closely watched presidential election were tallied on January 13. There were baseless claims that people had fabricated votes and that officials had miscounted and skewed the results. In a widely shared video, a woman recording votes mistakenly enters one in the […]
How to watch Taiwan’s election like a pro – POLITICO
TAIPEI — The stakes for Taiwan’s democracy could hardly be higher in a tight presidential election on January 13, with Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering an ominous New Year address in which he insisted “reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability.” The vote cuts to the heart of a battle for regional influence between […]
Sen. Dan Sullivan on How to Deter a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
For the past three months I’ve been pressing my colleagues to significantly strengthen the weapons systems provided to Taiwan so it can prevail in a conflict in the Taiwan Strait (“How Joe Biden Can Deter China,” Review & Outlook, Nov. 18). The national security supplemental request that the White House sent to Congress in October […]