Tag: Taiwan

US, Regional Allies Conduct Military Exercises in Indonesia Amid China’s ‘Destabilizing Actions’

The United States conducted a live-fire drill with Indonesia and allies on Friday as part of annual joint military exercises to advance regional cooperation amid China’s “destabilizing actions” around Taiwan. The annual Super Garuda Shield exercise is being conducted on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan from Aug. 1 to 14. More than 5,000…


White House: China ‘Overreacted’ on Taiwan, Biden to Meet Xi Face-to-Face

President Joe Biden will likely meet with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping later in the year for the pair’s first face-to-face, according to a White House official. Kurt Campbell, White House Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific, confirmed that Biden and Xi agreed to set up a face-to-face meeting during their last conference call in…


Taiwanese to Undergo ‘Re-Education’ If Beijing Were to Take Over: Chinese Ambassador

The Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian has told a room full of journalists that Beijing will use any force necessary to bring Taiwan under its control. The comments came during an address to the National Press Club on Aug. 10, when Australian journalists pressed the Chinese regime’s representative about the current tensions in the…


Taiwan Would Undergo ‘Re-Education’ If Beijing Were to Take Over: Chinese Ambassador

The Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has told a room full of journalists that Beijing will use any force necessary to bring Taiwan under its control and that once under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) rule would undergo some form of re-education. The comments came during an address to the National Press Club on…


Taiwan Says China’s Threat Remains, Though Military Drills Ease

TAIPEI—Chinese regime’s threat of force is undiminished, Taiwan President said Tsai Ing-wenon Thursday, even though Beijing’s largest ever military drills around the island seemed to be scaling down. Furious about a visit to Chinese-claimed Taiwan last week by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Chinese regime launched ballistic missiles and deployed multiple aircraft…


Senator Says Press Club Should Not Give Chinese Ambassador Platform to Spread ‘Lies and Disinformation’

Former major general, now-Senator Jim Molan, has called on the National Press Club to refrain from giving the Chinese Embassy further opportunities to “spread its lies and disinformation.” His comments come after the Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian addressed the country’s Press Club on Aug. 10—at the invitation of CEO Maurice Reilly and Director…


How California Can Help Taiwan Against China

Commentary “Great results can be achieved with small forces,” said Sun Tzu in “The Art of War.” Although California is not a “nation state,” as Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to boast, it is the largest U.S. state and can do much to help Taiwan in its struggle against the People’s Republic of (Communist) China. Foreign…


Is Time on China’s Side?

Commentary The issue of time is critical for the evolving international system, in which regional and global powers jostle for advantage and the ability to determine the future global order. Nowhere is this more true than in contemporary U.S.-China relations, through which Washington tries to dampen Beijing’s attempts to overturn the existing Pax Americana. If…


World’s Biggest iPhone Maker Warns Smartphone Demand Is Slowing

The chairman of the world’s biggest manufacturer of the Apple iPhone has warned that demand for smartphones is slowing down in the coming year as consumers tighten their belts in a worsening economy, even as the company’s profits have risen drastically in the recent past. Young Liu, chairman of the Taiwanese manufacturing company Foxconn, has…


Taiwan Ministry of Defense Think Tank Calls for Drills Against CCP’s Escalating Cyberattacks

The Chinese communist regime launched more cyberattacks against Taiwan after U.S. House speakers Nancy Pelosi’s visit, while doing live-fire military exercises that crossed into Taiwan’s side of the Taiwan Strait. Facing the threats, the National Defense Security Research Institute in Taiwan called for drills to ward off the attacks. The institute, a think tank of…