Whether the defense of Taiwan should be a red line for the United States is emerging as one of the dominant foreign policy debates in Washington.
China is ‘very frustrated’ with deepening U.S.-Taiwan ties, says defense analyst
Derek Grossman of RAND Corporation says Taiwan’s presidential election in 2024 is a key event to watch as China is “very concerned” that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party will nominate a …
Taiwan-China tensions heighten as Taiwan rejects China’s forceful reunification plans
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen vowed to reject China’s attempts at reunification in a speech made during the country’s National Day this Sunday. Tsai’s speech came days after China flew record …
The US can’t fight China for Taiwan, but it can help Taiwan make China think twice about starting a war
The best way to deter China from attacking Taiwan is to encourage Taiwan to invest in its own ability to make China pay if it ever resorts to force.
Tensions mount between China and Taiwan
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen responded defiantly to President Xi Jinping’s vow to reunify with China, saying the island will not be forced to bow to China and will bolster military defenses.
Taiwan’s defiance of China raises the central question of our age
The problem of Taiwan is as fraught and complex as any in the world but in her speech today President Tsai made it all rather simple. The island of 23 million people, after many ups and downs, has …
Tensions rise after Taiwanese president says China’s plans offer no ‘free or democratic way of life’
In a speech during a Taiwanese National Day parade on Sunday, President Tsai Ing-Wen said that Taiwan will not bow to Chinese military pressure, hoping for an ease in tensions between the two …
Taiwan crisis is a critical test of American resolve in Asia
There’s little doubt that the recent PLA Air Force intrusions into Taiwan’s Air Defence Identification Zone are intended as threats. But they also seem designed not to provoke an actual crisis.
India courts chip-makers with Taiwan and Quad on its side, as it takes on China
But for the plan to work, India must first address its governance issues, chip-making inexperience and the costs involved to take on Chinese firms, analysts say.
Taiwan won’t ‘bow to China’ and will fortify its defenses, says president as military tensions mount
On Taiwan’s national day, President Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen stated that the country will reject all efforts from China to ‘re-unify’ the two states.