China and Taiwan: The Chinese python
A U.S. government friend involved in Indo-Pacific defense matters asked me the question a lot of people are wondering about....
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Ukraine lessons for Taiwan
If China makes good on its frequently enunciated threats, Taiwan will be attacked by a large People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
Biden must be careful when discussing Taiwan
Top US administration officials were caught off-guard last week by President Joe Biden’s assertion that the country was ready to...
Grant Newsham: Blinken gives Biden’s China policy; Panel on US Taiwan policy
President Joe Biden says “yes” to defending Taiwan for the third time, only to be walked back by his staff...
Taiwan: Shinzo Abe gets it (partly) right
A fight to defend Taiwan will be far more deadly than Ukraine. So what if Japan takes the lead by...
What can Taiwan learn from Ukraine?
Now that we’re about five weeks into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, some basic lessons learned can be applied to...
Why a free Taiwan is crucial to the US
Center Senior Fellow Grant Newsham was interviewed by NTD to discuss Taiwan's strategic importance to the United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQLdQtAgfAQ The...
Why invade Taiwan when bypassing Taiwan works?
Even as Russia has pivoted to a full commitment to invade and crush Ukraine, Russia is a mere tributary vassal...
Lessons for Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and NATO from the Ukraine War
While the war in Ukraine is still raging, it isn’t too early to draw some conclusions about the fighting and...
Ukraine invasion: Time for Beijing to rethink Taiwan
Xi Jinping and his people are no doubt paying close attention to events in Ukraine. They may not like what...
Russia’s attack on Ukraine may embolden China to seize Taiwan
Editor's Note: Center Senior Fellow Stephen Bryen was quoted extensively in this piece by J.M. Phelps The Chinese regime is...
Taiwan: A tasty target–chips or no chips
Countries go to war for many reasons—but to grab semiconductor plants would be a first. Taiwan is a global hub...
Defending Taiwan: Hardware alone isn’t enough
Sometimes one thinks Taiwan’s defense is just a question of hardware. Buy or build this-and-that weapon in the right quantities,...
Will China invade Taiwan in 2022?
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) predicts a Chinese invasion of Taiwan after the Winter Olympics. Maybe. Maybe not. It’s probably easier...
China eyes ‘armed unification’ with Taiwan by 2027
BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will employ force to unify Taiwan with China by 2027, an influential Chinese academic...