What do the Discord Leaks Say About US-China Relations?
Story at a glance… Hundreds of classified Pentagon documents were recently leaked, including several related to America’s antagonism toward…
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Taiwan Presidents Touch Down in China and US for Visits at Crossed Purposes
TAIPEI, Taiwan. March 31st, 2023. Both the current and former presidents of Taiwan are traveling today—the first to the…
Former Taiwan President Visiting China to Hopefully Reduce Sky-High Tensions with Mainland
TAIPEI, Taiwan. March 20th, 2023. The former President of Taiwan, Ma Yingjeou is planning to visit China for a…
Was This Week the Worst in American Foreign Policy This Century?
As the last full week of February draws to a close, it’s possible that looking at the big picture,…
Taiwan’s KMT Party Thinks a Strategy on Cooperation with the Mainland Will Win in 2024 Elections
On Sunday, a delegation from Taiwan’s current opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), returned from a 10-day trip to China…
$858 Billion Military Budget Passes House Promising Another Decade of Costly Arms Buildup
In a 350 to 80 vote, the House passed the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a mammoth military…
Biden Yet Again Says the US Military Would Battle China Over Taiwan
In a television interview, President Biden yet again claimed the U.S. military is ready to battle the Chinese if…
BREAKING: Fortress Taipei—Senate Committee Passes Largest Reform of Taiwan Policy in 40 Years
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee just passed a bill containing the largest restructuring of the U.S.-Taiwan relation since…
U.S. Considering Repeat-Failure Policy of Sanctions-As-Deterrent Against China
Story at a glance… Anonymous sources told Reuters that the U.S. was considering a sanctions package to deter China.…
Gaffes in Tokyo – Biden Claims US Will Militarily Defend Taiwan – Calls Indo-Pacific “Our Region”
President Biden has forced his administration yet again to walk back comments he has made about the US commitment…
There Were 31 Ship-Mounted Nuclear Weapons In Play in The Falklands War: Declassified Files Show
PICTURED: British warships, pennants painted over, off Gibraltar in March 1982, heading for the Falklands. PC: Pete Reeves CC…
Apathetic Taiwanese Military Unready and Unwilling to Defend Against China
Story at a glance… Calls for Taiwan attendance at the UN increase tensions between the US and China. Despite…
Democrats Look to Give Exclusive War Powers on China to Biden After he Promises War Over Taiwan
PICTURED: “Between Chinas”: an ISS image of the Taiwan Strait at 110 miles width. PC: Stuart Rankin. CC 3.0.…
State Department Green Lights Another Arms Sale to Taiwan Hoping China Will Respond
PICTURED: A CATM-84K Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER), being mounted on an aircraft in an American airbase on…
Reagan-Era Cables on Taiwan Show How the U.S. Continues to ‘Lose’ China
August 31st, 2020. A batch of declassified Ronald Reagan-era cables show how America’s policy towards selling arms to Taiwan…
‘Extinct’ Clouded Leopard Sighted In Southeast Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan. February 23rd, 2019. In 2013 a research team consisting of experts from the U.S. and Taiwan concluded…