This week Chinese leader Xi Jinping used his new year’s address to reiterate that China will “surely be reunified” with Taiwan. With that as a
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Last year, Taiwan’s Taiwan’s All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency (國防部全民防衛動員署) released Taiwan’s National Defense Handbook, a guide to surviving
Taiwan’s Election in Nicknames: Oyster Fart Versus Scoundrel Dog
Highlighted by the contrast with China President Xi Jinping’s censorship of Winnie the Pooh, democracies abound with nicknames for political leaders.
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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te leads polls in Taiwan’s presidential race and has done so for months. But those
Why Is the Chinese Government Investigating Terry Gou’s Company?
The Chinese government’s decision to investigate Terry Gou’s (郭台銘) company, Foxconn, looks like an obvious indication it wants him out of Taiwan’s
Taiwan Election: National Identity Dealigns With Party Affiliation
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Five Ways China Will React to the Gaza Firestorm
Positioning itself as a global leader, China is under pressure to succeed where so many others have failed and find a way out of the tragic, deadly
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China Plays the Racism Card With Apple iPhone ‘Ban’
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What Can Terry Gou Do to Win the Taiwan Presidential Election?
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Taiwan’s ‘Hostomel Airport’ Drill Shows How Hard an Invasion Would Be
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Taiwan’s Supersonic Ship-Killers Set to Join U.S. Missiles Above Taiwan Strait
If an invasion does happen, the skies over the Taiwan Strait are going to be alive with high-tech ship-killer missiles fired from Taiwan, from the