On Monday, lawmakers and officials from the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) met with staff at the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), including
Taiwan Quietly Shelves Three Percent Defense Spending Target for 2025
Taiwan is not planning to increase its defense spending in 2025. This will leave the total at 638.6 billion New Taiwan dollars ($21 billion), or 2.38%
Where Did Taiwan’s Han Kuang Exercises Take Place?
Bike across a Taipei bridge or along the riverside during last month’s Han Kuang exercises, and Taiwan’s armed forces were easy to find. But walk
Post-Mortem on Taiwan’s Mass KMT Recall Campaigns Begins
Zero. Not even one. Yesterday, none of the 24 Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators facing recall were successfully ousted. This is a
Recalls and Their Aftermath: Danger for Taiwan?
Tomorrow, July 26, Taiwan will go back to the polls to cast their ballot in 24 recall votes for members of the Legislative Yuan. In August there will
Air Raid Shelters Locked and Unused During Taipei Drill
In an air raid shelter in Taipei, civilians crouched in place, their hands over their heads and their mouths open in case of a pressure wave from a
Trump to Xi: If You Invade Taiwan, I Will Bomb Beijing
Audio has emerged from the campaign trail last year of U.S. President Donald Trump saying he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) that he would bomb
Taiwan Uses Actors in Drill Meant to Simulate Civilian Response to Chinese Attack
Dozens of journalists gathered at a PX Mart in Taipei’s Xinyi District this morning, crowding out the dozen or so customers to document the response
Taiwan Starts Annual Han Kuang Wargames
Taiwan commenced its annual Han Kuang military exercises today. The wargames are intended to practice and prepare for a Chinese invasion, as well as
Does it Help Taiwan When Visiting Former Leaders Speak Up?
It’s a familiar scene. A former politician from one of Taiwan’s democratic partners, but not diplomatic allies, stands on a podium in Taipei and says
Taiwan Parliament Unfreezes Defense Budget
The parliament of Taiwan has finished, almost, unfreezing the portion of the defense budget it froze in February of this year. The Legislative Yuan
Ukraine’s ‘Deep’ Drone Strikes Herald New Paradigm for Taiwan
Drones rose out of trucks parked thousands of miles from Ukraine and flew through the air towards nearby Russian air bases. Minutes later, Russian