Why China-Taiwan Relations Are Getting So Tense

S ince the inaugurations of William Lai as Taiwan’s President in May 2024 and Donald Trump as U.S. President in January, Beijing has been on edge. Will Lai take provocative actions that demand a ... Read More

Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

In World War II, ‘Mulberry Harbours’ were used by American and British soldiers in the D-Day landings; China today is using similar technology but for a different purpose. Read More

Taiwan’s 14-day war game preparing for ‘worst case scenario’ amid invasion fears as China masses warships, jets & barges

TAIWAN has launched 14 days of war games to prepare for the "worst case ... that drives the global economy. China insists that its intentions are peaceful, but President Xi Jinping has also ... Read More

Trump v Xi trade war makes world a scarier place – China could launch full scale invasion of Taiwan

America’s crazy trade war with China makes the seizure of Taiwan far more likely than it was two weeks ago. Chinese President Xi Jinping could launch a full-scale invasion of Taiwan with the ... Read More

Trump tariffs are all about Taiwan

Taiwan and TSMC are at the heart of the system of interconnected, global supply chains. Ben Thompson says a Chinese invasion of Taiwan ... The post-World War II economic order, rebooted by Bretton ... Read More

China erupts with fury at Taiwan as Beijing labelled 'foreign hostile power'

Taiwan’s new president has formally labelled China a “foreign hostile force” and proposed a raft of new national security measures in the face of growing threats and a string of spying cases. Read More

Taiwan closely watches Ukraine war, fearing China could attempt a similar takeover

Ukrainian President ... in eastern Ukraine captured Chinese nationals fighting for Russia, a reminder of that war's global impact. Russia’s invasion has affected the thinking in Taiwan, which ... Read More

China concludes two-day war games around Taiwan after live fire drills

China's widely read Global ... Taiwan has lived under the threat of Chinese invasion since 1949 when the defeated Republic of China government fled to the island after losing a civil war with ... Read More

Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion

As an expert on the history and geopolitics of the Mulberry Harbours, I believe using the World War II example obscures far more than ... waters from global competition. Chinese invasion barges ... Read More