Tag: Taiwan

China’s Ability to Blockade Taiwan’s Key Harbors Poses ‘Grave Challenge’, Island’s Defense Ministry Says

China’s ability to blockade Taiwan’s key harbors and airports presents a “grave” threat to the self-governed island, according to a new report released by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. The report outlines how the Chinese regime’s military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), could prevent the United States and its allies from assisting Taiwan during an…


China Says It Will Hold Supporters of ‘Taiwan Independence’ Criminally Liable for Life

China will make those who support “Taiwan independence” criminally liable for life, the country’s Taiwan Affairs Office said on Oct. 5 as the island faces growing pressure from the other side of the strait. The grim warning on Friday was the first concrete punishment Beijing has spelled out revolving the sovereignty of the democratic ruling…


Republicans Introduce Bill to Fund Taiwan’s Military Development

Republicans introduced a bill on Nov. 4 that would provide $2 billion annually to bolster deterrence efforts in Taiwan and to strengthen the island’s capacity to defend itself from aggression by mainland China. The Taiwan Deterrence Act was introduced by Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Mitt Romney (R-Utah), John Corbyn…


China Has Debated Attacking Taiwan-Controlled Islands, Top Taiwan Official Says

Beijing has mulled invading Taiwan’s Pratas Islands but will not mount an attack before the island’s president Tsai Ing-wen finishes her term in 2024, a top Taiwanese security official said. “Attacking and capturing Pratas Islands, and using war to force Taiwan into talks, this scenario in our assessment will not happen during President Tsai’s tenure,”…


India Should Rethink its Taiwan Policy and Be More Proactive: Experts

NEW DELHI—In the new emerging global world order, both India and Taiwan, two key countries in the Indo-Pacific, face Chinese aggression and the increasing need to cooperate. Experts told The Epoch Times that though both countries have made efforts in the past few years for greater cooperation, there’s a need for India to initiate a…


Taiwan: China State-run Media Libels Taipei’s Diplomatic Actions

Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry accused China’s state-run tabloid of defaming its minister’s diplomatic European visits by categorizing them as “monetary diplomacy” and “dividing Europe’s Chinese policy.” Jau-shieh Joseph Wu, the Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Belgium for about a week in late October. The three countries have diplomatic relations with…


Taiwan Accuses Chinese State-Run Media of Smearing Taipei’s Diplomatic Actions

Taiwan’s foreign ministry accused China’s state-run tabloid of defaming its minister’s diplomatic European visits by categorizing them as “dollar diplomacy” and “dividing Europe’s Chinese policy.” Joseph Wu, the Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Belgium for about a week in late October. During the trip, Wu received a Foreign VIP…


The World Re-Embraces Taiwan

Commentary The international community seems to re-embrace democratic Taiwan, while distancing from communist China, in the context of 50 years after the former was expelled from the United Nations and its seat was given to the latter. On Oct. 26, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged U.N. member states to support Taiwan’s “meaningful participation” in…


Gen. Milley Says China Is Unlikely to Militarily Seize Taiwan in Near Future

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,…


Gen. Milley Says China Unlikely to Militarily Seize Taiwan in Near Future

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,…