War over Taiwan would have a cost in blood and treasure so vast that even those unhappiest with the status quo have reason not to risk it.
China and Taiwan: Love and longing across the strait
China's President Xi Jinping has cast the decision at Taiwan's ballot box as a choice between war and peace. Under his leadership, Beijing has taken an ever sharper, firmer and often more aggressive ...
Taiwan’s election explained: What’s at stake, and how will China react?
Taiwan’s eighth democratic presidential election, to be held Saturday, is gearing up to be its most consequential yet: It takes place amid increasingly frequent warnings from China’s strongman leader ...
Elon Musk appears as new vulnerability on Taiwan’s horizon
Former Taiwanese legislator offers his perspective on Elon Musk's Starlink and the business mogul's relationship with China.
The Taiwan that China wants is vanishing
They feel Taiwanese but see no need for Taiwan to declare independence. They want peace with China, they want to do business with it but they have no desire to ever be part of it.
Taiwan’s Upcoming Election, Explained
On Saturday, voters in Taiwan will elect a new president and legislature. With an increasingly belligerent China 100 miles away across the Taiwan Strait, the election could have significant implications for relations between Beijing and Taipei, as well as U.S. foreign policy in East Asia.
Markets gird for volatility as Taiwan heads to vote
China said the poll was a choice between "peace and war".In an election-packed 2024, Taiwan will be the first major economy to vote as it holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, ...
HCMF Group Showcases Latest Intelligent Cabins and Innovative In-Car Safety Technology at CES 2024
HCMF Group, a global automotive components leader, showcases intelligent cabin products at CES 2024 (Booth 7211), supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. With planning and guidance from the ...
Taiwan’s election is shaped by economic realities, not just Beijing’s threats to use force
Beijing's threat to use force to claim the self-governed island of Taiwan isn't just about missiles and warships.
Taiwan prepares for cyber D-Day in China invasion scenarios
Millions of people offline, banks knocked out and the world's most advanced semiconductor industry paralysed -- Taiwan's doomsday scenario includes not just invading Chinese troops but also a wave of ...
China’s shadowy information-manipulation tactics seen targeting Taiwan vote
As Taiwan prepares to vote in a new president and a new parliament Saturday, the democratic island may be the fiercest battleground in an information/disinformation war being waged worldwide. The ...
Taiwan presidential hopeful Hou promises to boost island’s defense and restart talks with China
One of Taiwan’s leading opposition party candidates in Saturday’s presidential election has promised to boost the island’s defense capabilities while restarting dialogue with ...
A non-traditional candidate resonates with Taiwan’s youth ahead of Saturday’s presidential election
A nonconformist candidate is resonating with Taiwan's youth ahead of Saturday's presidential election, with young and first-time voters apparently more concerned with the dearth of good jobs and affor
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry mistranslates an alert, says China has launched a missile
Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday that China has described as a choice between war and peace.
China says Taiwan presidential frontrunner a ‘severe danger’
China warned voters in Taiwan on Thursday that an election win by presidential frontrunner would pose a “severe danger” to cross-strait ties, days ...
Ko Wen-ji, a third-party presidential candidate, may permanently change Taiwan’s two-party system
Ko has little chance of winning the presidency, his popularity and middle-way politics may place the TPP as a pivotal force in the Legislative Yuan, Taiwan's parliament and future elections.