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Also from Koo, Taiwan's defense minister: Support from Japan and the Philippines is crucial to deterring China, along with help from the U.S. “Such collective deterrence will force China to consider the military difficulty...when invading Taiwan.”
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May 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Also from Koo, Taiwan's defense minister: Support from Japan and the Philippines is crucial to deterring China, along with help from the U.S. “Such collective deterrence will force China to consider the military difficulty...when invading Taiwan.”
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The move to add drone units is the newest in Taiwan's shift to asymmetric warfare. “When it comes to firepower, we just can’t compete with China...So we have to figure out how to strike in the most effective way possible,” said Cathy Fang of DSET, a Taiwanese think tank www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion
Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.
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May 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The move to add drone units is the newest in Taiwan's shift to asymmetric warfare. “When it comes to firepower, we just can’t compete with China...So we have to figure out how to strike in the most effective way possible,” said Cathy Fang of DSET, a Taiwanese think tank www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
The atmosphere around U.S.-Taiwan relations has improved markedly in recent weeks, a senior Taiwanese official said this week. “There is no reason for complacency,” he added, but “there’s a good environment that makes it easier for future cooperation.” www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
Taiwan Dares to Hope Trump Will Back It Against Beijing
The White House’s push to confront Beijing reassured officials in Taipei, who watched President Trump’s shift on Ukraine with alarm.
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March 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The atmosphere around U.S.-Taiwan relations has improved markedly in recent weeks, a senior Taiwanese official said this week. “There is no reason for complacency,” he added, but “there’s a good environment that makes it easier for future cooperation.” www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
Taiwan, the U.S. and other allies carried out over 500 visits last year involving areas such as defense policy, arms sales, intelligence and defense research and development, according to an unpublished report by the Defense Ministry to be sent to Taiwan’s legislature.
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Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Taiwan, the U.S. and other allies carried out over 500 visits last year involving areas such as defense policy, arms sales, intelligence and defense research and development, according to an unpublished report by the Defense Ministry to be sent to Taiwan’s legislature.
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U.S. training and cooperation with Taiwan’s forces, for many years kept under wraps to avoid antagonizing Beijing, has evolved from open secret to no secret at all. Recent examples include a two-year pact to train Taiwanese naval forces in Kaohsiung. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
www.wsj.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
U.S. training and cooperation with Taiwan’s forces, for many years kept under wraps to avoid antagonizing Beijing, has evolved from open secret to no secret at all. Recent examples include a two-year pact to train Taiwanese naval forces in Kaohsiung. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
The 2025 Quadrennial Defense Review was the first in which the defense ministry devoted an entire section to Taiwan’s relationship with the U.S. military. In the last edition in 2021, U.S. exchanges were mentioned for the first time, with only a single bullet point. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
www.wsj.com
March 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The 2025 Quadrennial Defense Review was the first in which the defense ministry devoted an entire section to Taiwan’s relationship with the U.S. military. In the last edition in 2021, U.S. exchanges were mentioned for the first time, with only a single bullet point. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
The measures are the result of a monthslong review of what the government needs to do to close the legal gaps when dealing with hybrid warfare from China, said a senior security official.
“Even the best weapons won’t help if you’ve lost the support of your own people.”
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“Even the best weapons won’t help if you’ve lost the support of your own people.”
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Taiwan Cracks Down on Chinese ‘Gray Zone’ Espionage
Taiwan’s president described Beijing as a ‘foreign adversary’ that is exploiting democracy to sow division, create unrest and destabilize the island.
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March 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The measures are the result of a monthslong review of what the government needs to do to close the legal gaps when dealing with hybrid warfare from China, said a senior security official.
“Even the best weapons won’t help if you’ve lost the support of your own people.”
www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
“Even the best weapons won’t help if you’ve lost the support of your own people.”
www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
Earlier, a statement from Taiwan's McDonald's: www.mcdonalds.com/tw/zh-tw/new...
January 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Earlier, a statement from Taiwan's McDonald's: www.mcdonalds.com/tw/zh-tw/new...