Bike across a Taipei bridge or along the riverside during last month’s Han Kuang exercises, and Taiwan’s armed forces were easy to find. But walk
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Air Raid Shelters Locked and Unused During Taipei Drill
In an air raid shelter in Taipei, civilians crouched in place, their hands over their heads and their mouths open in case of a pressure wave from a
Trump to Xi: If You Invade Taiwan, I Will Bomb Beijing
Audio has emerged from the campaign trail last year of U.S. President Donald Trump saying he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping (習近平) that he would bomb
Taiwan Starts Annual Han Kuang Wargames
Taiwan commenced its annual Han Kuang military exercises today. The wargames are intended to practice and prepare for a Chinese invasion, as well as
Taiwan Parliament Unfreezes Defense Budget
The parliament of Taiwan has finished, almost, unfreezing the portion of the defense budget it froze in February of this year. The Legislative Yuan
Ukraine’s ‘Deep’ Drone Strikes Herald New Paradigm for Taiwan
Drones rose out of trucks parked thousands of miles from Ukraine and flew through the air towards nearby Russian air bases. Minutes later, Russian
War Game Tests Regional Security With U.S. and Japan Involvement
A much anticipated two-day war game organized by Taiwanese NGOs that simulated a Chinese invasion in 2030 ended this week with a lot of
Are China’s Invasion ‘Barges’ Too Short?
This is one situation where a shallow understanding might actually be helpful. New “invasion barges” or landing platforms caused alarm when they
What Do China’s ‘Barges’ Tell Us About Invasion Plans for Taiwan?
When the first satellite images of China’s invasion “barges” appeared, they sparked fears that Chinese preparations to take Taiwan were stepping up a
Does Elbridge Colby Want to Abandon Taiwan?
In an op-ed for Domino Theory published immediately after Trump’s victory in November, I argued that more than anything else, Taiwan needed to know
Should America Stick to Its Guns or Buy New Ones?
New U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the Pentagon to prepare plans to redistribute 8% of the U.S. defense budget next year. Where and how
Sorry to Barge In, China Says to Taiwan (Not)
130 meters. That’s how long the ramps on China’s new “invasion barges” are. It’s long enough to reach over a landing beach and the obstacles