China’s Iran Influence and Taiwan Focus in Xi-Trump Summit
Why Xi Doesn’t Need a Deal With Trump As Beijing prepares to host the American president for a high-stakes summit starting this Thursday, the diplomatic atmosphere … Read more
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Why Taiwan is a major flashpoint between the U.S. and China as Trump meets with Xi
As President Trump arrives in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the diplomatic atmosphere is dominated by a single, volatile issue: the … Read more
Taiwan vs China: Is conflict inevitable?
The geopolitical equilibrium in the Asia-Pacific region currently rests on a precarious triad: the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and the United … Read more
Taiwanese Citizens Seek Private Defense Training Amid Rising China Threats
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In the quiet suburbs of Taipei and the rugged hills of Taiwan’s countryside, a new kind of classroom has emerged. There are no chalkboards here, only … Read more
Pete Hegseth Joins Trump on Historic China State Visit
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded Air Force One on Tuesday afternoon, accompanying President Donald Trump on a state visit to Beijing that marks a significant and … Read more
How the US War in Iran Shapes China’s Strategy for Taiwan
The Trump administration entered the conflict with Iran promising a departure from the “dumb wars” of the past, framing the intervention as a swift, decisive operation … Read more
Trump-Xi Summit: Full Agenda for High-Stakes U.S.-China Diplomacy
The diplomatic machinery of the Asia-Pacific is moving at a frantic pace this week, as President Donald Trump embarks on a high-stakes tour of East Asia … Read more
Trump-Xi Summit: High-Stakes Meeting to Reshape Global Trade and Geopolitics
The global diplomatic community is operating in a state of suspended animation this week as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare for … Read more
KMT Leader Cheng Li-wun on the 1992 Consensus and Taiwan-China Peace
The Taiwan Strait remains one of the most precarious geopolitical flashpoints in the world, where a single miscalculation could trigger a global economic collapse or a … Read more
Taiwan fears Trump will speak off-script on its fate in Beijing
The volatility of American foreign policy was put on vivid display Tuesday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a bold military operation to reopen the … Read more
Mickey Huang’s Suspended Sentence Upheld, Sparking Outrage in Taiwan
The intersection of celebrity status and judicial leniency has ignited a firestorm of criticism across Taiwan, as a high-profile television host avoids prison time despite the … Read more
The Cheng-Xi Meeting: A Trojan Horse for Taiwan’s Security
For decades, the delicate balance of power across the Taiwan Strait has relied on a precarious mix of deterrence and ambiguity. However, a growing strategic push … Read more