US being predictably unpredictable on Taiwan
Judging by the way the Biden administration is currently acting, this appears to be the US policy towards the island.
Judging by the way the Biden administration is currently acting, this appears to be the US policy towards the island.
The Haixun 06 is about 130 meters long and is scheduled to be in charge of patrol missions in the Taiwan Strait.
The cluster of 36 islands, named for the benevolent goddess Mazu, has long been viewed by many Taiwanese as a military frontier between Taiwan and China.
The issue of Taiwan grabbed attention throughout the three-day Shangri-La Dialogue which ended on June 12.
Taipei's defence ministry said the sale would help Taiwan's ships "maintain proper equipment... and meet the practical needs of combat readiness tasks in light of recent frequent…
The process, labeled the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, follows an agreement US President Joe Biden announced last week with 12 Asian economies, which excluded Taiwan.
Since the war in Ukraine started, bookings for combat skills training companies have nearly quadrupled in Taiwan, urging them to weigh whether to extend compulsory military…
According to the defense ministry’s announcement, nine kinds of aircraft — including 22 fighters — entered the southwestern part of the zone.
Taiwan calls China’s repeated nearby military activities “grey zone” warfare, designed to both wear out Taiwan’s forces by making them repeatedly scramble, and also to…
Biden’s comment appeared to be a departure from existing US policy of so-called strategic ambiguity on Taiwan.