In late January 2026, Jensen Huang, the chief executive of chip-making giant Nvidia, rang in the Lunar New Year with employees and customers in
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Taiwan’s Relationship With Czechia Is Still on Track
Czechia-Taiwan ties might just be okay, according to former Czech foreign minister Jan Lipavsky. Relations between Taiwan and the Czech Republic
Are the U.S. and China Living in 1914? (Book Review)
In his 1908 essay, “Leo Tolstoy as the Mirror of the Russian Revolution,” Vladimir Lenin concluded that while Tolstoy was unmatched in portraying the
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
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
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
The KMT Shows Its Hand in Defense Budget Fight
For months, Taiwan’s main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) has played the role of obstructor, repeatedly refusing to consider the ruling