News of a surprise delivery of the famous Stinger short-range anti-air missile system follows just weeks after Taiwan announced it had started testing
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As China Pops Out Warships, Taiwan Builds Its Ability To Sink Them
In order to become an "indigestible porcupine," Taiwan is building an arsenal designed to sink half the warships of the PLA's massive navy China
Taiwan Is Still Importing Russian Fuel. Is It Right or Wrong?
On February 25, 2022, the day after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taiwan joined Switzerland, Canada, the European Union, Japan, New Zealand, the United
Taiwan’s New Subs and Torpedoes Can Cripple Invasion Fleet
Once launched, Taiwan's new Mark 48 torpedo will search for its target at a top speed of 102 kilometers per hour over a range of as much as 50
Huge Explosions in Ukraine Are a Warning for Taiwan
As the U.S. prepares to fast-track $500 million worth of missiles to Taiwan, the conflict in Ukraine shows how drones and missiles are increasingly
The Myth of Taiwan’s 105,000 Air Raid Shelters
At an event in Taipei two weeks ago, Sylvia Feng (馮賢賢), the chief editor of President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) communications policy for the 2012 and 2016
Taiwan Prepares to Face Goliath With Its Growing Fleet of Aerial Drones
If China ever invaded Taiwan, hundreds of Taiwanese aerial drones would spread out over the island nation. Some would take on Chinese drones in
There Is No ‘Status Quo’ on the Taiwan Strait
There is no geopolitical “status quo” for Taiwanese people to support, because “things keep changing,” according to Sylvia Feng (馮賢賢), the chief
Is Taiwan’s Newest Generation of Voters as ‘Anti-China’ as Many Assume?
There’s increasing evidence that Taiwan’s youngest voters might not be as reliably “pan-green” or supportive of independence-leaning parties or ideas
Taiwan Hit by GPS Jamming Scare as Bolton Arrives
Some Taiwan watchers worried that the jamming of GPS signals over northern Taiwan meant that an invasion was imminent, as the same thing happened in
Taiwan’s Political Warfare System Could Be Exported Elsewhere
Taiwan’s decades-long experience with resisting Chinese interference in its politics makes it a valuable resource for other democracies that become
How Taiwan Can ‘MacGyver’ Together Harpoon Ship-killers While It Waits for Its Big Order
Taiwan finally signed a contract with Boeing to order the 400 land-based Harpoon missiles it was authorized to buy in October 2020. However, that