Tag: Taiwan

A New Deterrence Strategy for Taiwan

Commentary Capitalizing on the American strategic defeat in Afghanistan, the Chinese regime has stepped up incursions into Taiwan’s airspace in recent weeks. From Oct. 1 to the present, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has flown 149 aircraft through Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is a well-defined area used by many…


‘Fight of Our Lifetime’: Grant Newsham on the Global Impact If China Declares War on Taiwan

In this special episode, we sat down with two guests: Grant Newsham, senior fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies; and Rick Fisher, senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center. Newsham talked about China’s recent aggressive air incursions into Taiwan as well as how neighbors like Japan might react, while Fischer touched on the…


Xi Jinping Vows Taiwan’s Reunification ‘Must Be Realized’ After Record Show of Force

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed that reunification with Taiwan “must be realized” on the eve of the island’s national day, just days after the regime ramped up military threats by sending a record number of warplanes near the island. “Reunification of the nation must be realized, and will definitely be realized,” Xi declared at…


Taiwan Calls on Beijing to Abandon Its Provocations After Xi Vows ‘Reunification’

Taiwan has called on Beijing to abandon its provocations aimed at the self-ruled liberal democratic island. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council declared that Beijing needs to “abandon its provocative steps of intrusion, harassment and destruction” and return to talks, in response to comments made by Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the eve of Taiwan’s national day. “Reunification of the…


Xi Jinping Vows ‘Peaceful Reunification’ With Taiwan After Record Show of Force

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has vowed to achieve “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, days after the regime ramped up military threats by sending a record number of warplanes near the island. “Reunification of the nation must be realized, and will definitely be realized,” Xi declared at the Great Hall of the People, the political hub of…


Conservative MPs Call on Canada to Stand Up for Taiwan Amid China’s Military Air Incursions

Conservative MPs Michael Chong and Melissa Lantsman are calling on Canada to support its democratic ally Taiwan, as the Chinese regime escalates military action against the island nation. “China’s latest incursions into Taiwan’s air identification zone are needlessly provocative and only serves to destabilize the security of the region. Canada must support our friends in…


China Sends Its Air Force Toward Taiwan: War on the Horizon or a Tempest in a Teapot?

Commentary Over the last week or so, Beijing sent about 150 military aircraft—bombers, fighters, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine planes—through Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ). An ADIZ is not legally Taiwan’s territory, but Taipei does claim authority to monitor and control what flies through it. Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) planes regularly intrude on Taiwan’s ADIZ,…


New US Naval Strategy to Deter China From Taking Over Taiwan

A new U.S. naval strategy will aim to deter China from taking over Taiwan and to neutralize Chinese maritime military expansion, according to the U.S. Navy secretary in a Defense News report. The announcement comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been expanding military presence and bases in the South China Sea, and threatened…


‘Whatever It Takes’: Taiwanese President Says to Defend Freedom

Self-ruled Taiwan will defend its freedom at all costs against any external threats, the president said on Oct. 8, which includes those from its giant neighbor China. “It hopes for a peaceful, stable, predictable, and mutually beneficial coexistence with its neighbors,” Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen addressed the annual Yushan Forum in Taipei, amid a rise…


TSMC and Sony Considering Joint Chip Factory, Japan Government to Help: Nikkei

TOKYO—Taiwan’s TSMC Ltd. and Japan’s Sony Group Corp. are considering jointly building a chip factory in Japan, with the government ready to pay for some of the investment of about 800 billion yen ($7.15 billion), the Nikkei reported on Friday. The plant in Kumamoto, southern Japan, is expected to produce semiconductors for automobiles, camera image…