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Why China Cut All of Taiwanese Island’s Undersea Cables
Taiwan says Chinese vessels cut all the undersea internet cables that connect Taiwan’s Matsu island group to the Taiwanese mainland. The odds are
China’s ‘Blank Page’ on Taiwan Ready to Be Filled
After big talk ahead of China’s Two Sessions meetings suggested Beijing would speed up its “reunification” plan for Taiwan, the Taiwan content at the
Taiwan’s New Mine-Slinging Trucks Would Quickly Turn Beaches Into Death Traps
Taiwan is currently waiting for the U.S. Congress to sign off on a deal to buy high-speed mine-laying systems that the U.S. State Department has
Only 51 Countries Support the ‘One China Principle.’ For the Rest, It’s Complicated
The Chinese government’s regular insistence that its “one China principle” is a “universal consensus of the international community and a basic norm
China Unveils Huge Underwater Killer Drone
The U.S. seems to be losing the edge in the development of large and smart robot submarines — a game-changing new technology that could greatly impact
An Interview With a Taiwanese Conscript (Part Two: I’m Just Bored)
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Beijing’s Vague Peace Plan for Ukraine Is No Joke
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham Beijing’s “Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis” has now been officially released by
Interview With Ben Goren: Supporting Taiwan From the Left
Ben Goren is the co-founder and director of communications at the Taiwan Policy Centre, a non-partisan group set up to promote Taiwan in the U.K. His
Satellites Catch China Practicing Surprising Invasion Tactics
The PLA is practicing some sneaky new tactics in exercises aimed at using modified civilian ferries and ships to deliver tanks, trucks and troops to
AI Chatbots Could Be an ‘Immanent, Existential Threat’ to Taiwan
Online discussion around what the emergence of AI chatbots means for Taiwan has so far tended to focus on the details of what they are unintentionally