Taiwan’s active duty military is small compared to China’s. Its reserves are large, but they are under trained and ill equipped for the modern
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Facebook Beta-Tested Censorship Tools for China in Taiwan While Espousing a Commitment to Democratic Values
In her new memoir “Careless People,” Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former global public policy director at Facebook, details the shocking compromises the
Lai Takes Aim at Foreign Interference
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) gave a national security speech last week in which he labeled China as a “foreign hostile force.” The speech
Trump is Trying to Force a Revival of Chip Manufacturing in the U.S. — Where Does This Leave Taiwan?
After arriving back in Taiwan from his visit to the White House, C.C. Wei (魏哲家), the chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company,
Will Europe Distance Itself From Taiwan?
Read part one of the series here. To counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s hostility toward Europe, one idea being considered in Brussels is to
Are Taiwanese NGOs Feeling the Freeze?
Following Elon Musk’s slash and burn of U.S. foreign aid spending — which ushered in Donald Trump’s second term — the U.S. “quietly unfroze” about
The ‘Taiwan Representatives’ Handpicked by China at the Two Sessions
At China’s annual Two Sessions, a group of so-called representatives of “Taiwan Province” were handpicked by Beijing. Who are they, and what do they
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
TSMC’s Big Promise to Trump
Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that his threat to impose tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductor chips was just that — a threat. TSMC CEO C.C. Wei (魏哲家)
China Stages Military Drills Near Taiwan
China carried out a military exercise near southern Taiwan on Wednesday, conducting a “joint combat readiness patrol” about 40 nautical miles
Abandonment or a Return to Strategic Ambiguity?
Ever since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election last year, Taiwanese have feared, quietly or out loud, that he will suddenly say without
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