We tried that under the Ma Administration. It didn't work. The PRC used the break to expand in the South China Sea, continued to ramp up its military, added a new air route that abutted Taiwan airspace, and otherwise continued its anti-Taiwan policies.

PRC is worried about strikes on its reactors -- as if it plans to hit reactors, and is worried about retaliation in kind. Hmmm.... www.scmp.com/news/china/s...

Japan will suffer 'crushing defeat' if it tries to intervene over Taiwan, China military says reut.rs/4qVGtlb

The U.S. is working overtime to speed up delayed F-16V deliveries to Taiwan.50 jets are already on the line, but supply-chain issues pushed timelines past 2026. Contractors now running two 20-hour shifts to catch up. #f16 #taiwan

⚒️🧪 Spoke to BBC about Wednesday’s eruption of the Wandan mud volcano in Taiwan. www.bbc.com/news/videos/...

The latest #Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation #survey shows that more people desire #independence (44.3%) than the combined supporters of status quo (24.6%) and unification (13.9). The foundation cites this to refute mainstream media claiming an "overwhelming support for cross-strait status quo."

The TRA says the U.S. will “make available” defensive arms based on congressional judgment of Taiwan’s needs. But there is no mechanism that forces the Executive Branch to: deliver by a certain date deliver specific quantities maintain adequate stockpiles

This is hilarious, yesterday 🇨🇳 added 2 Taiwanese influencers on wanted list. In response from 🇹🇼 influencers posted bounties/rewards on YouTube for China’s Political Consultative Conference Chairman Wang Huning and Taiwan Affairs Office Director Song Tao. I ❤️ 🇹🇼 defiance

"Taiwanese independence". What the fuck does this Economist blurb even mean? Lazy, lazy stuff, using the language of dissemblers.

As many European countries rethink the cost of maintaining close ties with China, Taiwan is skillfully exploiting the strategic reassessment.

It transforms China’s aggressive diplomatic posture into a narrative of victimhood and escalating danger — and subtly transfers blame onto Japan’s leader for causing instability. Operational goals: 1. Undermine Takaichi’s legitimacy 2. Discourage Japan’s strategic clarity on Taiwan

Some experts argue that China could advance long-held goals by appealing to Donald Trump’s pride at being a peacemaker. Maybe, at a future summit, the American president could be persuaded to publicly oppose Taiwanese independence

If countries like the US, Japan, Canada, Australia and the UK, as well as the EU, took cross-strait deterrence seriously they would immediately retaliate over this. Instead we just get the same waffle or silence.

Violating international conventions in an attempt to convince the global community that it holds jurisdiction over #Taiwan, the CCP's transnational #repression tactics will not only target legislators but may soon extend to the broader #Taiwanese public in the future. www.mac.gov.tw/en/News_Cont...

The last notified sale to Taiwan was nearly a year ago, in December 2024, for gun mounts. While categorized in our records as a “maintenance sale,” this notification is still notable as the first arms sale to Taiwan under the second Trump administration.

NEW SALE ALERT: The DSCA and U.S. State Department today notified Congress of a proposed sale to Taiwan covering spare parts for F-16 fighters, C-130 transport aircraft, and Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDFs), valued at US$330 million.

If China does not want Japan involved, there is a very simple option: Don’t start a blockade, don’t start a conflict, and don’t destabilize the region. Threatening Japan for acknowledging its own security interests only proves Takaichi’s point: The Taiwan issue is inseparable from Japan’s survival.

They’re screaming about ‘broken ambiguity, but ambiguity was a convenient excuse for people who wanted to do nothing while China rewrote the region. Takaichi’s stance ripped away the illusion: If Taiwan goes down, Japan is next.”

Chinese officials talk like every Taiwanese influencer is a Sith Lord trained by the Jedi Council of Instagram.” “If Memes are ‘malign influence,’ then China is about to lose World War TikTok.” “Nothing screams confidence like offering a bounty because a guy said ‘Taiwan is Taiwan.’”

Good read on how Taiwan's economic boom is at the expense of the everyday people through weak currency policy. Really does point to how Taiwan hasn't gotten out of a manufacturing, industrial mindset, even as it is now a service sector economy www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Important piece from @heldavidson.bsky.social tracking a shift from Beijing's military warfare to political warfare against Taiwan, as military activity in the Taiwan Strait hit their current threat salience limit just short of a kinetic event. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Companies from Taiwan, South Korea are giving Russia millions of dollars in industrial tooling it needs to make weapons to attack Ukraine, sanctions be damned. euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/13/t...

Nikkei interviews new KMT chair Cheng Li-wun. Cheng simply repeats KMT ideological positions dating back two decades -- green terror, 1992 Consensus, all is DPP fault -- any interview of a KMTer would produce same nonsense. Truly a party bereft of ideas. asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/po...

China Threatens “Decisive Strike” if Japan Intervenes in Taiwan — As Tokyo Exposes Massive CCP-Backed Cyberattack www.onestnetwork.com/post/china-t...

The Financial Times is closer than most in getting it right. Who has created the potential for kinetic conflict around Taiwan? Beijing. Whose diplomats frequently break decorum on the issue? Beijing's. Which side broke with tradition upon Takaichi's election? ... *Beijing has agency.*

Obama Leaders aren’t shying away from the global climate crisis. From upcycling in Nigeria, to climate law in the US, digital activism in France, and youth engagement in Taiwan, when these leaders met in Chicago, their ideas became seeds for an international collaboration for our shared future.

Everyone knows that starting school later would vastly improve educational performance and the school experience. But parents.... www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

Shortages of advanced AI chips in China are so acute that Beijing is intervening and tech companies are resorting to workarounds – WSJ

This is headed for Taiwan.

Fascinating exclusive interview from @lisaocarroll.bsky.social on the drama behind the China-Netherlands Nexperia drama www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Shih-Ching Tsou’s Left-Handed Girl, Taiwan's Oscar entry, is a simple but striking drama about growing up in a family living paycheck-to-paycheck. Read @yesitsalistair.bsky.social's review:

Taiwan’s wildly-successful export economy has made it one of the wealthiest countries on earth. So what’s its secret? Find out on this week’s “Money Talks”

Taiwan’s active military personnel numbers rise to nearly 230,000, report says – Taipei Times: ‘up by about 10,000 from 2021, the first increase since the military underwent downsizing under the administration of former president Ma Ying-jeou’

TAIWAN: Institutionalized salary increases and adequate professional wages are key to recruiting and retaining teachers www.ei-ie.org/en/item/3167...

As someone who faced political persecution before, it is clear China/CCP's actions against Puma Shen is blatant persecution, and I admire him for continuing to stand up for what is right & his love for Taiwan. For all intents & purposes, Taiwan is an independent country,.. 1/ x.com/josephwutw/s...

What is interesting about the move is Chinese law enforcement trying to project that there is some international agreed-upon consensus that Taiwan is breaking through investigating Shen--as how China frames UN Resolution 2758 and One China Principle

JUST IN: 🇨🇳🇯🇵 China issues warning to Japan over Taiwan statements. "Japan must stop playing with fire on the Taiwan question. Those who play with fire will perish by it."

China issuing bounties for Taiwanese influencers now, lol. "Hitmen and accomplices of Taiwanese independence who exercise a malign influence” sounds like a cool job description www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...

British intelligence believes Xi Jinping is watching Ukraine. “There’s a real danger that if he sees us being weak on Ukraine, then he will draw conclusions on his own behaviors around the South China Sea, and potentially on Taiwan.”

Taiwan tests Stronbow Anti Ballistic missile courtesy @taiwanmonitor.bsky.social

Taiwan is one of the richest countries in the world, but it also has the most undervalued currency, according to our Big Mac index. The island is on a roll, but risks a messy correction

"Some Taiwanese people prefer unification, while others prefer independence. What is your preference?" Overall: Independence: 44.3% Status Quo: 24.6% Unification: 13.9% DPP: I: 77% SQ: 14% U: 3.7% KMT: I: 18% SQ: 32% U: 37% TPP: I: 28% SQ: 37% U: 17% TPOF / October 13-15, 2025 n=1070

Chinese Navy's increasing strength to enhance protection of national sovereignty, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson says – Xinhua

Holmes Liao on Taiwan's sub program www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/202...

Enjoyed this chat with Japan-based journo Cody Ellingham about how Taiwan has been ghosted by the world. We look at Beijing's flimsy claim to be the rightful government of Asia's freest democracy - and what a PRC takeover of Taiwan would mean for all of us. #GhostNation t.co/ap57seibnp

⚒️🧪 The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan erupted again yesterday (12/11/25)! The eruption occurred at 3 vents. Sadly one vent was under a house. This is its 11th eruption in the last ~3 years, most recently in June 2025. Video courtesy of my friends 陳玉意 and 張寶惠. Best with sound on.

Commentary: Prime Minister Takaichi's comments on Taiwan have sparked controversy, as critics argue she undermined Japan's "strategic ambiguity" on the issue although her remarks did not specify military action.

Evacuations take place, with the barrier lake in Hualien expected to overflow again www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/...