Opinion

China’s gray-zone push east of Taiwan needs joint response

Growing coast guard presence threatens Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, and US

Oct. 9, 2026 19:56

# gray-zone tactics # maritime security # Taiwan-China

Growing coast guard presence threatens Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, and US

# gray-zone tactics # maritime security # Taiwan-China

Taiwan rejects Beijing’s ‘reunification’ myth

Germany’s democratic unification shows why political unity must rest on consent

Oct. 9, 2026 16:00

# German reunification # self-determination # democratic resilience

Germany’s democratic unification shows why political unity must rest on consent

# German reunification # self-determination # democratic resilience

Taiwan’s deterrence is becoming harder to unwind

Military integration and legislative safeguards are making regional security harder to reverse

Oct. 4, 2026 19:56

# Regional security architecture # Military deterrence # Indo-Pacific security

Military integration and legislative safeguards are making regional security harder to reverse

# Regional security architecture # Military deterrence # Indo-Pacific security

Taiwanese manufacturers need to build redundancies and resilience in the AI age

Amid power constraints, Taiwan manufacturers need more operational and financial resilience

Oct. 1, 2026 12:44

# Taiwanese manufacturers # AI power needs # operational resilience

Amid power constraints, Taiwan manufacturers need more operational and financial resilience

# Taiwanese manufacturers # AI power needs # operational resilience

China fails to create US and Taiwanese skepticism despite best efforts

Trump-Xi summit sees trade deals but lays bare limits of China’s cognitive warfare

Sep. 30, 2026 20:50

# tariffs # United Front Work Department # silicon shield

Trump-Xi summit sees trade deals but lays bare limits of China’s cognitive warfare

# tariffs # United Front Work Department # silicon shield

Taiwan’s history of trapping invaders

Strategic choke points remain central to the logic of asymmetric defense

Sep. 28, 2026 19:17

# Chinese military strategy # Guningtou # asymmetric defense

Strategic choke points remain central to the logic of asymmetric defense

# Chinese military strategy # Guningtou # asymmetric defense

How the Sheeran-Palestine row became an ideological test

Raising familiar questions about neutrality, loyalty and the price of silence

Sep. 26, 2026 11:10

# 人人過關

Raising familiar questions about neutrality, loyalty and the price of silence

# 人人過關

Taiwan’s quiet push into Chinese studies in Naples

By partnering with Italy’s premier Sinology institution, Taipei offers transparency and academic independence

Sep. 24, 2026 19:26

# Hall of Mirrors at Palazzo Corigliano # Taiwan Centers for Mandarin Learning # Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies

By partnering with Italy’s premier Sinology institution, Taipei offers transparency and academic independence

# Hall of Mirrors at Palazzo Corigliano # Taiwan Centers for Mandarin Learning # Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies

Taiwan’s drone defense takes shape but needs a playbook

New laws and purchases are moving hardware into place but problems remain

Sep. 23, 2026 19:47

# coastal attack drones # MQ-9B SkyGuardians # National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology