Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Author at Domino Theory

China Concludes ‘Special Maritime Law Enforcement Operation’ Near Taiwan

Chinese maritime law enforcement operations around Taiwan escalated to a new and concerning level this week. China announced a “special

There is no reason why ethnic Chinese can’t have as much influence in the U.S. as Jewish people, Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文), chairwoman of the Chinese

Taiwanese society is heavily divided on one of its hottest political topics: increasing defense spending. New public opinion polling by the

U.S. defense industry figures discussed the current state of play in Taiwan’s external military purchases yesterday, as Taiwan continues to reckon

China reacted with predictable indignation yesterday when a Dutch navy frigate sailed close to the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. But the

It’s August 23, 2026. Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te (賴清德), is in a plane flying across the strait to the small island of Kinmen, just a couple of

Taiwan’s opposition parties passed a special defense budget on Friday. Initial reactions were predictably polarized. But now that the dust has

Anticipation is high this week as President Donald Trump prepares to travel to Beijing to meet with China’s leader, Xi Jinping (習近平), for the first

Taiwan can take some confidence from lessons from Ukraine and Iran, former Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger said in Taipei on

Iran’s experience fighting against a great power offers lessons for Taiwan, but they won’t be easy to learn. Much of the analysis of what Taiwan

Taiwan’s constrained official diplomacy took a further blow this evening after the Presidential Office announced that President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德)