Communist China is engaged in a whole-of-nation approach to expand its military, seize Taiwan, and topple the United States as leader of the international order, according to a new report released by the Pentagon. The Department of Defense’s annual China Military Power Report (pdf), released on Nov. 29, serves as an authoritative assessment of the…
China Seeks to Seize Taiwan, Displace US as Global Leader: Pentagon Report
November 29, 2022
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Rare Protests Erupt Across China, Residents Demand Xi Jinping Step Down
Protests are sweeping across China, with crowds demanding the communist regime and its leader step down. Protesters are fed up with Beijing’s zero-COVID-19 policies. Does China believe it’s a good time to invade Taiwan as an attempt to distract citizens’ anger at the regime? Taiwan responds. Canada is unveiling its Indo-Pacific strategy. The long-awaited plan…
Ottawa ‘Concerned’ by Chinese Military Activities in Taiwan Strait, Anand Says, but Mum on Defence Help in Case of Taiwan Invasion
Defence Minister Anita Anand says China is at the core of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific Strategy, and pledges to challenge Beijing in defence of the region’s stability. However, she would not say specifically whether Canada would defend Taiwan’s de facto sovereignty should China launch a military invasion of the island. While outlining the defence and security…
Fearing Revenue Losses, Local Governments Mobilize Veterans to Cover Worker Shortage at Foxconn
November 27, 2022
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Municipal authorities of Zhengzhou city in central China’s Henan Province, where the Taiwanese company Foxconn has its biggest factory, are mobilizing ex-soldiers to make up for the shortage of workers caused by the ongoing zero-COVID approach. Earlier this month, many civil servants in Henan Province were notified to mobilize grassroots cadres and retired soldiers to…
Taiwan President Quits as Party Head After China Threat Bet Fails to Win Votes
TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Saturday after her strategy to frame local elections as showing defiance to China’s rising bellicosity failed to pay off and win public support. The elections for mayors, county chiefs, and local councilors are ostensibly about domestic issues such as the…
Taiwan’s President Resigns as Chairwoman of Ruling Political Party After Local Election Upsets
After Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lost many seats in the “nine-in-one” local election held on Nov. 26, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of DPP, but will remain the president of Taiwan until her term ends in 2024. In the local-issues-focused election, candidates from DPP, the opposition Nationalist Party (NP), and a…
Taiwan Voters Cast Ballots in Local Elections Framed as Battle Against China
Taiwanese voters head to the polls on Saturday in local midterm elections that President Tsai Ing-wen has framed as being about defending Taiwan’s democracy amid rising tensions with China. Taiwanese voters will cast ballots for their mayors, city council members, and local councilors as well as a referendum on whether to lower the legal voting…
Taiwan Charges Army Colonel Who Signed a Surrender Pledge to CCP
Taiwan charged a colonel with corruption and violating state security law. The prosecutor said that he accepted bribes from Beijing, acted as a spy, and signed a letter of surrender to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Te-en Hsiang was an army colonel and director of the Infantry Training Command Combat Research and Development Division in…
Dire Straits–How a China Taiwan Takeover Could Look Like the Cuban Missile Crisis
Commentary It’s been said that not only does history repeat itself, but it also rhymes. That may be mixing adages, but regarding the United States, China, and Taiwan, both may apply. Similar Geopolitical Factors Let’s consider the geographic similarities between Cuba and Taiwan. Cuba sits 90 miles offshore from the United States, a global superpower….
The Clouds of War
Commentary Democracy and freedom are under threat. They always are in times of war. Today, the war is hot in Ukraine, but there are others brewing. In Taiwan. On the Korean peninsula. Between Israel and Iran. Potentially between NATO and Russia, or the United States and China. Possibly, disastrously, between all at once. Wars tend…
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