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Taiwan’s Main Opposition Party Risks U.S. Ties Under Beijing-Friendly Leader
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
China Can Still Bring Trump to Beijing
On Monday, President Donald Trump floated the idea that he might not go to China this month. On Tuesday, he confirmed it. China’s response has been
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
Anthropologist Gerald Roche on China’s New Ethnic Unity Law (Q&A)
On Thursday, China’s ceremonial legislature approved a sweeping new law to promote what it refers to as “ethnic unity.” The law calls on all sectors
Time for the KMT to Reassert Itself in Washington
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) now has the whip hand in Taiwan’s arms sales negotiations. Last week the KMT unveiled its own special defense
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
HQ-Nein: Analysts Say No Evidence Iran Is Using Modern Chinese Air Defense Systems
Despite sensationalist reports of the failures of modern Chinese air defense systems in Iran, multiple experts interviewed by Domino Theory said there