The strategic ambiguity approach towards Taiwan is no longer relevant, according to John Mills, former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense. The Chinese regime considers Taiwan to be part of its territory to be taken by force if necessary. Washington, under a policy known as strategic ambiguity, is…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved legislation aimed at supporting the security of Taiwan and its right of self-determination in a 17-5 bipartisan vote on Sept. 14. The Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, a bill introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez, (D-N.J.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), would provide Taiwan with $4.5 billion through a foreign…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved legislation aimed at supporting the security of Taiwan and its right of self-determination in a 17-5 bipartisan vote on Sept. 14. The Taiwan Policy Act of 2022, a bill introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez, (D-N.J.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), would provide Taiwan with $4.5 billion through a foreign…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reiterated U.S. commitment to Taiwan on Aug. 3, while holding a joint press conference with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei. “Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy, America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad,” Pelosi said, who arrived…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reiterated U.S. commitment to Taiwan on Aug. 3, while holding a joint press conference with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei. “Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy, America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad,” Pelosi said, who arrived…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reiterated U.S. commitment to Taiwan on Aug. 3, while holding a joint press conference with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei. “Today the world faces a choice between democracy and autocracy, America’s determination to preserve democracy here in Taiwan and around the world remains ironclad,” Pelosi said, who arrived…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The United States has approved a potential $100 million sale of equipment and services to boost the island’s Patriot missile defense system, amid China’s increasing aggression against the self-ruled island. The money would be used to “sustain, maintain, and improve” the missile defense system, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—The United States has approved a potential $100 million sale of equipment and services to boost the island’s Patriot missile defense system, amid China’s increasing aggression against the self-ruled island. The money would be used to “sustain, maintain, and improve” the missile defense system, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a…

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States and its allies would “take action,” in the event that the Chinese regime used force to unilaterally change the status quo over the self-ruled island. However, Blinken did not specify what kind of action Washington or its allies might take, while answering questions during…

China is unlikely to use military force to seize Taiwan in the near future, but the communist regime does pose a serious threat not only to the self-ruled island but also to the United States, said Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Nov. 3. “Based on my analysis of China,…