From expensive long-range drones to small and cheap quadcopters that drop grenades on troops in trenches, the Ukraine conflict has shown how Taiwan
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Taiwan’s Four Big Choices
A former diplomat previously in charge of the U.S. government’s substantive relations with Taiwan has set out four key choices for Taiwan’s future
What If … Taiwan Stopped Being Road Traffic Hell?
Another week, another major road traffic incident making news in Taiwan. This time, a ten car pile-up following Korean pop group Blackpink’s concert
An Interview With a Taiwanese Conscript (Part Three: The Twist)
Taiwan’s decision to extend compulsory military service from four months to one year, effective Jan. 1, 2024, has energized an existing debate over
Why China Cut All of Taiwanese Island’s Undersea Cables
Taiwan says Chinese vessels cut all the undersea internet cables that connect Taiwan’s Matsu island group to the Taiwanese mainland. The odds are
China’s ‘Blank Page’ on Taiwan Ready to Be Filled
After big talk ahead of China’s Two Sessions meetings suggested Beijing would speed up its “reunification” plan for Taiwan, the Taiwan content at the
Taiwan’s New Mine-Slinging Trucks Would Quickly Turn Beaches Into Death Traps
Taiwan is currently waiting for the U.S. Congress to sign off on a deal to buy high-speed mine-laying systems that the U.S. State Department has
Only 51 Countries Support the ‘One China Principle.’ For the Rest, It’s Complicated
The Chinese government’s regular insistence that its “one China principle” is a “universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm
An Interview With a Taiwanese Conscript (Part Two: I’m Just Bored)
Taiwan’s decision to extend compulsory military service from four months to one year, effective Jan. 1, 2024, has energized an existing debate over
Interview With Ben Goren: Supporting Taiwan From the Left
Ben Goren is the co-founder and director of communications at the Taiwan Policy Centre, a non-partisan group set up to promote Taiwan in the U.K. His
AI Chatbots Could Be an ‘Immanent, Existential Threat’ to Taiwan
Online discussion around what the emergence of AI chatbots means for Taiwan has so far tended to focus on the details of what they are unintentionally
New Marines Base on Guam Increases Need for Better Missile Defense
The U.S. recently opened a new Marine Corps base on Guam that will eventually house 5,000 Marines and be a hub for quick-reaction forces in the