December 2, 2020

Taiwan Is Building Eight New Submarines—They Alone Could Destroy A Chinese Invasion Fleet

By: David Axe | FORBES | Taiwan has begun building its first new submarines in a generation. And when the boats enter service starting around 2025, they could […]
December 1, 2020

Memo to the Next President: The Inheritance in the Indo-Pacific and the Challenges and Opportunities for Your Presidency

By: Randall G. Schriver |  The next President of the United States will assume office in an unprecedented historical moment with tremendous implications for international stability. In […]
November 22, 2020

U.S. Navy Admiral Makes Unannounced Visit to Taiwan, Sources Say

By: Yimou Lee and Phil Stewart | REUTERS | A two-star Navy admiral overseeing U.S. military intelligence in the Asia-Pacific region has made an unannounced visit to […]
November 3, 2020

Taiwan’s Overall Defense Concept, Explained

By: Admiral (ret.) Lee Hsi-min and Eric Lee | THE DIPLOMAT | At a time of growing assertiveness in Beijing’s foreign policy and growing risk of cross-strait […]
November 2, 2020

Think China’s Aggression is Alarming Now? Just Wait

By: Ian Easton | TAIPEI TIMES | Things have gotten tense in the Taiwan Strait this year and few observers seem to understand why. … As an explanatory […]
October 30, 2020

‘China is Angry’: Taiwan Anxiety Rises As Sabre-Rattling Grows

By: Amber Wang and Jerome Taylor | AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE via YAHOO! NEWS |  Democratic Taiwan has learned to live with the warnings of Beijing’s authoritarian leaders that they are […]
October 27, 2020

Trump Arms Sales to Taiwan Boost Anti-China ‘Hedgehog’ Strategy

By: Iain Marlow and Samson Ellis | BLOOMBERG |  In the last two weeks, the State Department signed off on the $2.4 billion sale of 100 Harpoon Coastal Defense […]
October 26, 2020

To Thwart Invasion, Taiwan Points Powerful New Missiles at Chinese Bases

By: David Axe | FORBES | Taiwan is stocking air- and ground-launched rockets that, in the event of war with China, could pummel Chinese invasion forces before they […]
October 20, 2020

Taiwan Key to Freedom of Indo-Pacific: Former U.S. Defense Official

By: Chiang Chin-yeh and Chiang Yi-ching | FOCUS TAIWAN | The survival and safety of Taiwan is key to the United States’ ability to secure freedom […]
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