The U.S. Navy is looking at engineering plans to turn its floating sea bases into platforms for launching and recovering huge underwater drones and
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Taiwanese People Continue to Identify as Taiwanese, Over ‘Both Taiwanese and Chinese’
The Election Study Center at Taiwan’s National Chengchi University has released its annual survey results on political attitudes in Taiwan. They show
Former Deputy National Security Adviser Under Trump Says Xi Jinping ‘Changed the Game’ Over Taiwan
Matthew Pottinger, a deputy national security adviser under Trump, has said that China has “changed the game” under President Xi Jinping with its
U.S. to Put ‘Missile Marines’ on Japanese Island Next to Taiwan
Lying just 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, the rural Japanese island of Yonaguni is being militarized to strike at a theoretical Chinese invasion
Mad World: Global Flashpoints to Watch in 2023 in the Era of ‘Polycrisis’
Susan Harris Rimmer, Griffith University When 2022 began, there was trepidation about what might happen in at least ten regions. Topping most lists
Taiwan’s E-2 Hawkeye — and ‘That’ Costly Pilot Error
Due to one pilot’s incredible mistake, Taiwan’s Air Force recently had to scrap one of its very expensive E-2 Hawkeye surveillance planes. The Air
U.K.’s ‘Golden Era’ With China Over. What About Relations With Taiwan?
Ahead of the U.K. government’s latest attempt to re-assess its relationship with China in a strategic review, and in the context of Prime Minister
What Did It Feel Like When Taiwan Broke Out of Authoritarian Restrictions?
The latest exhibition at The Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) will be of interest to anyone interested in Taiwan’s relationship with authoritarianism.
Japan Prepares for ‘World War Taiwan’
Situated next to China, North Korea and Russia, Japan will be right in the middle of a conflict sparked by any Chinese attempt to invade Taiwan. Such
The Challenges Facing America’s Next-Gen Subs
If China decides to invade Taiwan, the torpedoes and cruise missiles of the U.S. Navy’s invisible attack submarines will represent the Pentagon’s most
What Does Taipei’s New Mayor Really Believe In?
Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) has won the race to be the new Mayor of Taipei. This fact, to those unfamiliar with Taiwan, may not seem all that significant. Why
China’s New Tech Shows Taiwan Must Go ‘Full Rambo’
As analysts decode all the mountains of data from last week’s Zhuhai Air Show, it is becoming clear that China is making big strides in creating