Five months after vowing to turn her political party from a “herd of sheep to a pride of lions” to make it Taiwan’s top political force, Chinese
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Kinmen’s Phantom Bridge
China’s new five-year plan provides a birds-eye view of the country’s economic priorities. But for residents of Kinmen, a Taiwanese island located
The Price of Taiwan’s Energy Dependence
Taiwan’s energy system is sustained by ships that arrive to the island on a daily basis to deliver liquefied natural gas, or LNG. With about one third
KMT Open to Backing TPP Defense Budget
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) could support the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) special defense budget, a KMT lawmaker told Domino Theory. The
The Mysterious Dip in China’s Military Flights Around Taiwan
Over the past two weeks, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has detected an unusually low number of Chinese military flights around
Why This Taiwan Defense Budget Fight Is Different
In 2004, Taiwan’s executive branch, under the leadership of newly reelected President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), proposed a massive special budget for arms
Is Taiwan Vulnerable to the Kind of Precision Strike That Took Out Iran’s Leadership?
On Saturday, the first day of the Iranian work week, Tehran was bombarded with explosions in broad daylight. In a dramatic series of coordinated
The KMT Shows Its Hand in Defense Budget Fight
For months, Taiwan’s main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has played the role of obstructor, repeatedly refusing to consider the ruling
Taiwan Special Defense Budgets: Three’s a Crowd
Taiwan’s defense budget woes are probably coming to a middle, not an end. Taiwan needs to pass at least one special budget to fund its purchases of
Taiwan’s China-Born Lawmaker on Her Brand of ‘Cognitive Warfare’ Against China
Li Chen-Hsiu (李貞秀) didn’t follow the usual path into Taiwanese politics. She was born in China, but left in 1993 after marrying a man from Taiwan. For
Taiwan Tech Update: March 3, 2026
Semiconductors and Artificial Intelligence Citing AI infrastructure demand and the finalization of a trade deal with the U.S., Taiwan raised its
Survivor Warns Against Forgetting 1980 White Terror Killings
Tien Chiu-chin (田秋堇) was 25 years old when she arrived at the house of her former boss, democracy activist Lin I-hsiung (林義雄), to find the slain