“This is not called peace, this is called surrender!” political leaders and activists shouted in central Taipei’s bustling shopping district on May
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Taiwan Defense Special Budget: Where Next
Taiwan’s opposition parties passed a special defense budget on Friday. Initial reactions were predictably polarized. But now that the dust has
Taiwan’s Legislature Passes Reduced Special Defense Budget
Taiwan’s opposition-dominated legislature on Friday approved a special defense budget worth 780 billion New Taiwan dollars ($24.8 billion), rejecting
Ukraine and Iran Show Taiwan Needs More Drones, Says Pottinger
Taiwan can take some confidence from lessons from Ukraine and Iran, former Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger said in Taipei on
Taiwan Opposition Offers Little Ground on Defense Spending Ahead of Friday’s Vote
Taiwan’s opposition parties on Friday jointly proposed a $780 billion New Taiwan dollar ($24.8 billion) defense procurement bill that competes with
Taiwan Defense Budget Deadlock Continues Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Taiwan’s legislature emerged from its fourth round of cross-party defense budget negotiations on Wednesday without any substantive progress toward a
Tough Lessons for Taiwan From Iran
Iran’s experience fighting against a great power offers lessons for Taiwan, but they won’t be easy to learn. Much of the analysis of what Taiwan
KMT Heavyweight Explains Why Taiwan’s Opposition Won’t Budge on Defense Spending
Prominent Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) media personality Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) has a proposal for members of his party who are tired of blockading
Defense Budget Delays Are ‘Disaster’ for Taiwan’s Drone Industry
Further delays in the approval of Taiwan’s special defense budget would be a “disaster” for the country’s domestic drone production, Max Lo (羅正方),
Taipei Is ‘Fiddling While Rome Burns’
A retired admiral from the U.S. Navy made an extraordinary intervention in Taiwan’s political and military debate today, excoriating delays to
A War With China Would Look Very Different From One With Iran
Whatever the strategic outcome of the war in Iran, U.S. weapons have performed well. American and partner forces have suffered extremely low
Patriot Missile Demand Tests Washington’s Taiwan Priorities
In the first 16 days of the war in Iran, the U.S. and its partners in the region used 1804 Patriot air defense missiles, according to a report by the











