One way to tell whether a country is getting serious about defence is the size of its arms exhibitions. The one held in Taipei from 18 to 20 September was Taiwan’s biggest yet, reflecting the …
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When Israel launched a surprise strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June, US forces were quickly drawn into a regional war. The United States had not started the conflict, but under pressure from Israel and …
Taiwan’s exclusion from Interpol, the world’s premier platform for law enforcement, runs counter to international policing efforts. Taiwan’s ports, airlines and banking system are already prime targets for organised crime. Its geographic position makes it …
It’s an odd thing that most Taiwanese people, threatened for decades with war by China to seize them and their island, don’t think about the possibility much. For decades, it’s just seemed unimaginable. But over …
If China ever makes good on decades of threats and invades Taiwan, it could succeed or fail in the span of a few hours—the hours it would take to sail an invasion force across the …