Category: Special Topics

Indiana Governor Is Latest US Official to Visit Taiwan Amid China Tensions

TAIPEI—The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Aug. 21, becoming the latest official from the United States to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from the Chinese regime not to allow such trips. Gov. Eric Holcomb wrote on Twitter that he would also be visiting South Korea, while Taiwan’s presidential office said he would meet…


US and Taiwan Brace for Continued Chinese Military Threats as More International Leaders Visit Taiwan

As Japan, Canada, and Germany all announced delegations would soon visit Taiwan, the societies and officials in the United States and Taiwan criticized China’s continuously provocative behavior. The waters around Taiwan have recently been full of the Chinese military conducting six simultaneous military exercises following Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island in early August. Another…


China Edges Toward Armed Conflict With Unprecedented Military Threats Against Taiwan: Experts

News Analysis The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched its largest ever joint military exercises this month in retaliation to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, the self-ruled island the regime considers as its own. Experts are divided, however, as to whether the drills are mere bluster or present an escalation toward armed hostilities….


US Business Group Says Members See Limited Impact From Taiwan-China Tensions

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Most members surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan said they had not been significantly affected by recent Chinese military drills around the island, but had heightened concerns, the group said on Friday. The Chinese communist regime, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has been carrying out the war games and…


Chinese Canadian Tycoon Xiao Jianhua Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

A Shanghai court on Aug. 19 sentenced Chinese Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, who hasn’t been seen in public since 2017 and is known to have financial ties with some Chinese Communist Party (CCP) elites, to 13 years in jail and a fine of 55.03 billion yuan ($8.1 billion). Xiao and his Tomorrow Holdings conglomerate were convicted of…


Biden Administration Is ‘Failing’ to Counter China on Taiwan: GOP Lawmakers

The Biden administration has failed to create or implement a workable strategy for defending Taiwan from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) aggression, according to Republican lawmakers. The criticism follows more than two weeks of large scale Chinese military exercises around Taiwan which have negatively impacted international travel and supply chains, and raised fears of an impending…


How Taiwan Became More Free Than Australia, for Now

Commentary I’m no fan of the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. But credit where credit’s due, she went to Taiwan even when both Chinese Leader Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden told her not to. Even more praiseworthy is that once there, she celebrated that the people of Taiwan “have…


US Approves Thousands of Tech Export Requests to China; Latin America Is a Key Card for China

China is getting all the U.S. tech, and the Commerce Department is apparently helping. A new report suggests Commerce is approving requests to export tech to China. What does this mean for the U.S.-China tech war? And is the U.S. government serious about stopping China’s tech transfer and IP Theft? We discuss this amid the…


Businessman Stuck in Hainan COVID-19 Lockdown Says Island’s Governance ‘Very Poor’

Mr. Lin and his family were hoping for a nice family holiday together but are now stuck in the Chinese regime’s lockdown in what has been a confronting trip. Travelling from Chengdu, a city in China’s southwestern Sichuan Province, Lin (a pseudonym) traveled to Hainan, China’s most southern province, for business, while his wife and his child chose to accompanied…


China Taking Part in Joint Military Exercises With Russia, Starting This Month

Chinese regime officials announced on Aug. 17 that the country’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will take part in military exercises with Russian armed forces in Russia’s far east. The exercises are being led by Russia and include India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and other countries, China’s defense ministry said in a statement. It added that its participation in the exercises…