The Department of Defense’s new report on China’s military posture examines the country’s escalating coercion campaign against Taiwan in recent years, taking the form of military drills, including a simulated blockade, ballistic missile overflights, and a rising number of warplane sorties in the skies around Taiwan.
Taiwan reports 13th straight month of export order decline, world economy blamed
For the 13th month in a row, Taiwan reported a drop in goods orders from overseas, even with increased need for chips used in AI applications Protracted period of diminished purchase orders continues …
What a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could look like in cyberspace
There have already been some signs of China’s willingness to use cyber to advance its aims in Taiwan. As the report notes, Taiwan “claimed that China launched widespread cyberattacks against Taiwan” …
Accepting so-called ‘consensus’ giving up Taiwan: Lai
Accepting the so-called “1992 consensus” is equivalent to abandoning the sovereignty of Taiwan, Vice President and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai (賴清德) said …
China weighs options to blunt U.S. sanctions in a Taiwan conflict
In a war with the U.S. over Taiwan, China would need to create a global network of companies under U.S. sanctions, seize American assets within its borders, and issue gold-denominated bonds, according to Chinese government-affiliated researchers studying the Western
China is building up its nuclear weapons arsenal faster than previous projections, a US report says
A Pentagon report on China’s military power says Beijing is on track to significantly increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by 2030 and is “almost certainly” learning lessons from Russia’s war in Ukraine about what a conflict over Taiwan might look like.
Philippines Sees No Current, Future Engagements With Taiwan – Military Chief
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has no military engagements with Taiwan and it does not see future engagements with the democratically-governed island, Manila’s armed forces chief Romeo Brawner told foreign correspondents on Thursday.
Tech Shares May Weigh On Taiwan Stock Market
(RTTNews) – The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, falling more than 185 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the …
Tech Shares May Weigh On Taiwan Stock Market
(RTTNews) – The Taiwan stock market has moved lower in three straight sessions, falling more than 185 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now sits just above the …
Minister accuses Ma of undermining Taiwan
Without sovereignty, you lose land deeds, property ownership, The Ministry of National Defense’s latest report to the Legislative Yuan warned that China’s DF-1000 medium-range supersonic cruise …