Taiwan has been excluded from Interpol since China's admission as a member in 1984, despite continued requests to participate in the Interpol General Assembly as an observer. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

President Lai Ching-te: "[We] hope the opposition parties can support Taiwan's national security regardless of political stance, so that [we] can safeguard everyone's way of life and keep the economy growing." focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

In a video posted on Douyin last month, Ho, wearing a t-shirt featuring a portrait of Mao, said she hoped Taiwan would "soon return to the embrace of the motherland." focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

It's common practice in China to rent a white foreigner to play the role of senior management when other companies visit your company. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

“I think you have had these thoughts since your days as a simple lawmaker,” he said. “But, as commander-in-chief of the Self-Defense Forces, there are things you cannot say. Inadvertently voicing your personal views is rather imprudent.” www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...

Demographic Decline: US company says baby boom is over, chases Japan's Unicharm in rising market for adult pads. asia.nikkei.com/business/bus...

Message: Attack Japan and you will be attacked, anywhere. www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/c...

If the “status quo” cannot be maintained, 61 percent lean toward independence and 21.8 percent lean toward unification, the poll showed. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Yonaguni is home to a surveillance radar facility that scans nearby seas and airspace, as well as an electronic warfare unit introduced last year that could be used to jam enemy communications and guidance systems. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin mining computers could theoretically be flipped from afar to spy on sensitive areas or trigger chaos in critical infrastructure. gizmodo.com/homeland-sec...

Taiwan will need to remain nimble in how it presents its value proposition to the United States. Recitations of a struggle between democracy versus autocracy will not move Trump. www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

It's unknown whether Nvidia will be able to sell the H200 chips as they are, or if it will be required to downgrade them, as with the H20 chip. Also, Beijing would have to be convinced that the chips do not constitute a security threat. www.fool.com/investing/20...

In a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, China’s UN Ambassador Fu Cong wrote, “if Japan dares to attempt an armed intervention in the cross-Strait situation, it would be an act of aggression.” (and invading Taiwan would not be?) www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Easily Replaceable: “I don’t think there’s been any sudden, dramatic change,” he said, despite estimating that on a normal day about half the hungry diners who queue outside his door are Chinese. www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/arc...

The official said it would be nearly impossible for China to deploy landing craft like the ones Reuters observed during an invasion, because they would be vulnerable to small, easily-portable weapons such as shoulder-fired missiles. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

“a Japan emergency is a Taiwanese emergency.” www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

When asked about specific potential? US policies to support Taiwan, many Americans—at least four in 10—say they don’t know enough to provide a response. globalaffairs.org/research/pub...

Split Decision: A larger percentage of Americans now support using the US Navy to break a Chinese blockade against the island: 47 percent favor doing so, up 10 points from 2024, while 47 percent oppose. globalaffairs.org/research/pub...

Ordynovych, currently director of strategic support and development at the Ukrainian Freedom Fund, stressed the importance of involving the president in "rehearsals" based on how security situations could evolve. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

Boots On The Ground?: The survey also showed that 43 percent of respondents supported sending US troops to Taiwan to defend against China, the highest support across four years and up 7 percentage points from last year. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

The package will also include financial support for local governments to launch their own measures, such as rice vouchers, to deal with rising prices, with around 3,000 yen provided per person. (will free rice fills become a thing of the past?) english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...

Raytheon was awarded a nearly US$700 million contract to produce National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) fire units destined for Taiwan, expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2031. (too late?) www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

With detailed analysis, satellite imagery can be turned into "a range of intelligence to safeguard the nation," Wu said. focustaiwan.tw/sci-tech/202...

A more valuable question would be “if under attack and bombs are falling, would you do your part — using your skills, talents and abilities — to best serve in the defense of your community and your nation?” www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Taiwanese can show their support by travelling to Japan www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

It Happens in Every Country (7) I've Lived In japantoday.com/category/fea...

"they [Japanese] don’t even distinguish between residents and tourists. (I can't count how many times Taiwanese have mistaken me for a tourist, saying "Welcome to Taiwan!")

The government in Tokyo lodged a protest and its top spokesperson, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, urged China to take “appropriate measures,” Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. (does Tokyo really care about the loss of Chinese tourists?) www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

As Taiwan demonstrated, Chinese tourists can be replaced by tourists from other nations... apnews.com/article/chin...

"Absent an apology from the Chinese government, Xue should be declared persona non grata and returned to China. His is not the behavior of a diplomat." (I would add, absent a timely apology) www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2...

Own Goal? According to the TVBS poll conducted on behalf of the KMT, 57 percent of respondents supported increasing the national defense budget, while 35 percent opposed it. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Close to 1 in 4 visitors to Japan are Chinese, so Beijing's travel warning should go a long way to helping Japan's overtourism concerns. japantoday.com/category/nat...?

The Quanzhou Public Security Bureau said police are offering a reward of up to 25,000 yuan (US$3,523) for information that could contribute to their investigation or apprehension. (not much of a bounty) www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

fighter jet spare and repair parts www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Er, No: If Taipei would simply accept that there is only one China, even with different interpretations -- a notion known as the 1992 Consensus -- tensions would cease, new Kuomintang leader Cheng Li-wun told Nikkei Asia in an exclusive interview. asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/po...

“If the point that China is trying to make with these satellite pictures is that it owns everything it took pictures of, then that’s just plain immature,” Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) told local media. www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

"The world's best gelato? It's made by a Taiwanese artisan." focustaiwan.tw/culture/2025...

The affidavit also said Tellis had met Chinese government officials on multiple occasions over the past several years. asia.nikkei.com/politics/int...

Taiwan's Yasukuni Moment? "If Cheng Li-wun continues to claim to be a leader of a Republic of China political party but participates in events honoring a Communist spy, it is tantamount to endorsing the CCP's narrative and becoming part of its fifth column." focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait...

This year, Japan claimed the world title with a grand total of 75.76 kilograms of trash collected and 7,210 points. Germany (75.56 kg and 6,213.5 points) earned second place, and Morocco (79.89 kg and 6,070.3 points) followed in third. www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11...

The key item in the MoD’s budget request document was the announcement of Japan’s Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense (SHIELD), a multilayered littoral defense system utilizing unmanned systems across multiple domains. breakingdefense.com/2025/08/japa...

A long way to go, but bankers will love the beaches... asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/as...

I pray for economic renewal for Nepal. Unfortunately, everyone I spoke to there last week was pessimistic about a "new" government ("meet the new boss, the same as the old boss"). asia.nikkei.com/opinion/nepa...

Washington’s inconsistency toward backing Ukraine and its softness toward Russia have created fears that the US would choose a similar approach for dealing with Taiwan (and the South China Sea) and China. www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

The man told them he did not mind the police being called, adding that he would “at most be fined,” (while if a Taiwanese did the same in China, while calling for independence, what do you think would happen?) www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

"If warships are used and other armed actions are involved, I believe this could constitute a survival- threatening situation." www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...

Will an American buy "America?" www.bbc.com/news/article...

Beijing will differ, but nothing controversial was said during her speech. apnews.com/article/taiw...

In the pursuit of profit, some will not hesitate to toss their morals aside. www.channelnewsasia.com/business/she...

Many Taiwanese have been reported to be missing or interrogated by Chinese officials, with the number of Taiwanese detained by the Chinese government because of legal affairs rising to 178 so far this year from 55 last year. www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/a...