Tag: Taiwan

Capitol Report (March 4): Invasion May Be Tied to Bigger Plan With China

Europe’s largest nuclear power plant is in Russian hands now, while the U.N. atomic agency says the reactors are not hit. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels Friday, meeting with NATO and EU leaders. What did they commit to, and how long do they think the war in Ukraine will last? Former…


Air Force: China Remains the Pacing Challenge

What is the top threat facing America right now? Top officials from the U.S. Air Force and nuclear force are speaking out. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks in Taiwan, stating his take on how Washington should handle communist China’s threat. And for those watching our full episode: The home of Asia’s most advanced…


US Should Formally Recognize Taiwan as a Free Country: Pompeo

Washington should formally recognize Taiwan as a sovereign country, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on March 4 during a speech in Taipei. He said it is an imperative move that “can no longer be ignored, avoided, or treated as secondary.” “The United States government should immediately take necessary and long overdue steps to…


Taiwan Isn’t Ukraine. Taiwan Strait Issue Is US-China Duel: Scholars

News Analysis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought fresh attention to China’s threat to annex Taiwan by force. Taiwanese scholars told The Epoch Times that the U.S. delegation who visited Taiwan this week protected the self-governing democratic island. Beijing’s recent launch of two military exercises made the atmosphere across the Taiwan Strait—a 100-mile wide body…


Amid Ukraine War, US Rushes to Show Support of Taiwan to Counter CCP Aggression: Scholars

News Analysis Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought fresh attention to China’s threat to annex Taiwan by force. Taiwanese scholars told The Epoch Times that the U.S. delegation who visited Taiwan this week protected the self-governing democratic island. Beijing’s recent launch of two military exercises made the atmosphere across the Taiwan Strait—a 100-mile wide body…


Taiwan’s President Apologizes for Mass Power Outage, Pledges to Scrutinize Infrastructure

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen offered a public apology on Friday for the widespread outage that left more than five million people without electricity, vowing to scrutinize infrastructure and improve grid reliability. The blackouts began at about 9 a.m. on Thursday, affecting the areas of Taipei, New Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Changhua, Keelung, Taoyuan, Hualien, and Miaoli,…


Ukraine Invasion May Speed Up China’s Plan to Insulate Against US Dollar: Fed Chair

China could very well accelerate its plans to come up with alternatives to the world’s dollar-dominated international payments system, after seeing Russia becoming isolated economically, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Powell made the assessment on March 3 during a Senate Banking Committee hearing, when he was questioned by Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), who…


Capitol Report (March 3): Senator Suffers From COVID Two Years Later

Russia and Ukraine had their second round of talks Thursday, while the two countries are now battling over a city that houses the largest nuclear power plant in all of Europe. And Congress now is preparing to approve billions in emergency spending—some to support Ukraine and even more for pandemic relief. Members of Congress say…


US Navy Recovers Fighter Jet That Crashed in South China Sea

The U.S. Navy recovered the wreckage of an F-35 Lightning II jet fighter that crashed into the South China Sea in January. U.S. 7th Fleet’s Task Force 75 and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) recovered the aircraft from a depth of about 12,400 feet on March 2, according to a Wednesday announcement by the Navy. The…


Intelligence Agencies ‘Very Concerned’ China Will Invade Taiwan: Canada’s Military Intelligence Chief

Defence intelligence agencies were worried that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine would embolden China to do the same with Taiwan, says the chief of Canada’s military intelligence branch, noting the West’s swift response to the conflict could deter China. “Prior to a week ago, we were very concerned about China and in fact wondering if China…