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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.
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 ...
Taiwan’s president takes on alleged Chinese infiltration
Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, broke with tradition on March 13th when he declared China to be a “foreign hostile force" ...
China can't decide whether we are a country, Taiwan foreign minister says
China has no right to decide whether or not Taiwan is a country given it chooses its own government, Foreign Minister Lin ...
China protests Japan’s detention of Taiwan island’s fishing boat; urges it to prevent recurrence: FM spokesperson
Chinese FM spokesperson Mao Ning . A fishing vessel named Hongcaitou No.6 from the Taiwan island was recently detained by a ...
China Censors Broadcast After News Anchor's Big Mistake
CCTV newscaster Hu Die accidentally referred to China and Taiwan as separate countries, contradicting Beijing's official narrative.
'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 ...
Taiwan alleges China is using cash to win developing nations to its stand on the island
Taiwan's foreign minister alleges China is using cash and other inducements to win over developing countries to its position on the self-governed island.
Taiwan to strengthen defenses in preparation for escalations as China goes AWOL on peace talks
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te voiced his hope for peace with China, but is boosting the country’s defenses amid Beijing’s ...
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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 ...