As China is escalating its military drills around Taiwan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said he did not foresee an “imminent attempt” by China to invade the island nation, which Beijing deems part of its territory, Reuters reported. The comment was made on Jan. 11 during a press conference alongside U.S. Secretary of State…

The Russia-Ukraine war; tension at the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea; the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan. Current world events may seem chaotic, but for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the central theme couldn’t be clearer. These destabilizing factors provide the perfect opportunity for the CCP to reduce American power and build a new…

Communist China’s escalated coercion of Taiwan has, in turn, strengthened the self-governed island’s resolve to resist Beijing’s threats, according to a new report by Australia’s Centre for Defence Research.  The paper, called ‘On Chinese Deterrence Thought and Practice Circa 2022,’ published on Nov. 25, in the Australian Journal of Defence and Strategic Studies, shed light…

Beijing had planned a military exercise around Taiwan ahead of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s August visit to the island, using it as part of its long-term strategy to intimidate the Taiwanese people into surrendering, the House Canada-China Committee heard in testimonies. Antoine Bondaz, director of the Taiwan program at the Foundation for Strategic Research, told…

News Analysis An armed U.S. Coast Guard cutter reportedly came into direct conflict with China’s maritime militia off the coast of Ecuador over the summer, according to Coast Guard and non-military officials who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. China’s maritime militia potentially violates international maritime agreements and poses a risk to Taiwan’s…

The leaders of the United States, Japan, and South Korea have agreed to take resolute measures to deal with North Korea’s nuclear threats while indirectly warning Beijing over security-related issues in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan. U.S. President Joe Biden, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met on the sidelines of…

U.S. President Joe Biden anticipated having “stronger” talks in the meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping after the victory of Nevada’s Senator Catherine Cortez Masto. On Nov. 13, Biden said, “I know I’m coming in stronger, but I don’t need that,” regarding his meeting with Xi in Bali on the 14th, prior to the annual…

The U.S. Navy Chief warned of the potential for a conflict with China in the next couple of years and the U.S. military must be ready. Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of U.S. naval operations, expressed his worry that Xi Jinping may try to seize Taiwan sooner. “What we’ve seen over the past 20 years is…

On Oct. 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced sweeping new export controls that will cut China off from certain semiconductor chips that are made with U.S. technologies, regardless of whether the chips were manufactured in the United States. In response to the new move, Taiwan’s Economy Ministry on Oct. 8 said that Taiwanese firms…

The recently assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe once said “A Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency, and therefore an emergency for the Japan–U.S. alliance.” Australia should adopt the same stance now, according to a Taiwanese expert. Dr. David Yeau-Tarn Lee called on Australia to play a stronger role in combating the Chinese Communist Party…