Military history, however, is filled with examples of armies drawing the wrong lessons from previous wars and applying them to disastrous effect in new ones. Because warfare is highly contingent and ...
Xi Jinping’s ’37-year plan’ for Taiwan reunification
With the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress now finished, President Xi Jinping is closer than ever to becoming a leader on a par with founding father Mao Zedong.
US expected to stand ground on Taiwan, no matter who wins mid-term elections, say analysts
If the Democrats manage to retain both chambers of the US Congress, there would be continuity in the Biden administration’s policy on Taiwan, which leans towards status quo, said experts.
U.S. FCC Commissioner to Visit Taiwan to Discuss Cybersecurity, Telecoms
U.S. Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr will visit Taiwan this week, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan said on Wednesday, the latest senior official from the country to visit the ...
China may use cyberattacks rather than military, US official warns Taiwan
US senior director of the foundation for the Defence of Democracies Centre on Cyber and Technology Innovation Mark Montgomery warned Taiwan and said that Chin ...
On Navies, Anti-Navies and Defense of Taiwan
Beyond a flawed strategy, the current force is unaffordable and may not be sustainable.
Any US-China war over Taiwan would be about maritime control over Asia: Wang Gungwu
The US would not accept any Chinese challenge to its global supremacy at sea, said Wang Gungwu. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Taipei-Danang air route resumes
Starlux Airlines, an international airline from Chinese Taipei, resumed direct flights between Taipei and Danang last week, offering three flights per week and a US$219 one-way ticket price. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s fertility rate set to become world’s lowest by 2035 as ‘ticking demographic time bomb’ grows louder
Taiwan's total fertility rate could drop to a historic low of 0.89 births per woman of a childbearing age this year, down from 0.98 in 2021 South Korea's fertility rate currently stands as the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan museum admits to breaking three Ming and Qing dynasty artefacts worth US$77 million
TAIWAN: Taiwan's National Palace Museum has admitted to breaking three Ming and Qing dynasty artefacts worth a reported US$77 million. The Guardian reported that the items - a bowl, a teacup, and a ... ( read original story ...)
Work starts on next section of Tapei’s Wanda Line
The Wanda Line runs for a total length of 22.8km and is being built in two phases. Phase 1 runs entirely underground for 9.5km from Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall in the city centre southwest to the ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Output of Apple iPhones at major China plant could fall 30% amid COVID curbs -source
The logo of Foxconn is pictured on top of the company's headquarters in New Taipei City, Taiwan. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan museum admits breaking artefacts worth £66m
A bowl, teacup and plate – dating back to the 15th and 17th centuries – were broken in three separate incidents ... ( read original story ...)
An embarrassing defeat 73 years ago is a preview of the problems China would face in an attack on Taiwan today
The Pentagon's 2021 report on China's military said an invasion "of a medium-sized, better-defended island" like Kinmen is "within" its capabilities. ( read original story ...)
All Chinese are in the position to question Taipei Palace Museum: Global Times editorial
The news that three pieces of precious cultural relics were shattered in Taipei Palace Museum cannot be concealed anymore and has caused public outrage across the Taiwan Straits. People on both sides ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei nominees get airtime for plans
Independent Taipei mayoral candidate Huang Shan-shan (黃珊珊) is to present her proposals from 2pm to 3pm, while Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) would present his plans from ... ( read original story ...)