China rehearsing for a Taiwan invasion, and US needs to act
China’s efforts to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan are accelerating, suggesting that China’s invasion should be expected after August 2023. By this...
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Are Taiwan’s Kinmen (Quemoy) Islands in the hot seat?
China could once again try to invade the nearby Taiwan-held islands, this time with superior firepower. Is the Pentagon ready?...
Taiwan speeds up preparation for potential conflict with China
Editor's Note: This piece in Radio Free Asia features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. Taiwan’s military is bolstering...
China is preparing to challenge the US over Taiwan
The following essay is an excerpt from Colonel Grant Newsham's new book, When China Attacks: A Warning to America, due out from...
US and Taiwan militaries doing more together, but there’s a catch
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the Americans will be deploying as many as 200 troops to Taiwan to serve in...
US to deploy more troops to Taiwan to train local army
Editor's Note: This piece by Radio Free Asia features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. The Pentagon plans to...
A badly timed trip to China throws Taiwan into a firestorm
Editor's Note: This piece by Shannon Vavra features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. Andrew Hsia, the Opposition Kuomintang...
Amphibious warship constitutes a key piece of Taiwan’s defense against invasion
Editor’s Note: This article by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. ZUOYING NAVAL BASE, Taiwan —...
Taiwanese army shows off skills to repel an airborne invasion from China
Editor’s Note: This article by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — A Taiwanese...
Taiwan looks to extend military conscription
Editor's Note: This piece by Matthew Fulco features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow Grant Newsham. During a visit to Taiwan...
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....
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...