Taiwan defenses

China 03/06/22, 18:12

The Ukraine war has aroused the determination of the Taiwanese people to defend themselves, and the sentiment has increased significantly in a short time. Technology entrepreneur Schee Tzu-han told the Wall Street Journal that the civil defense topic has reached "tsunami levels," saying over 200 people had contacted him for a ...

China 03/05/22, 21:19

On Wednesday, March 2, several U.S. senators proposed a bill to protect Taiwan from China's military threat by using financial sanctions to restrain Beijing's attempt to unify Taiwan by force. Lawmakers said in a statement: "Passing this bill will make clear to General Secretary Xi that if he mimics Putin's invasion, ...

China 02/16/22, 15:46

Chen Tzu-yu, deputy director of Taiwan's Statebuilding Party News Department, China has gotten more subtle in its efforts to disturb Taiwan by roaming through gray zones and utilizing the method of boiling frogs to reduce Taiwan's vigilance, according to Chinese-language media Da Ji Yuan. Recently, Chinese civil aircraft have flown over ...

China 02/09/22, 15:48

The United States announced on Monday that the U.S. has agreed on prospective five-year equipment and engineering service plan worth $100 million to Taiwan. According to Reuters, the U.S. plan will "sustain, maintain, and improve" its Patriot missile defense system, prompting Beijing's anger and threats to retaliate. The U.S. Defense ...

China 01/01/22, 20:41

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen urged China to stop its "military adventurism." According to Reuters, on Saturday, during her New Year's address, she vowed to continue defending the island's independence. "We must remind the Beijing authorities that they should not misjudge the situation" and to avoid the domestic expansion of "military adventurism," Tsai said ...

China 12/29/21, 14:50

The Chinese regime is warning of "drastic measures" if Taiwan moves toward independence, asserting that Taiwan's provocations and external meddling could intensify in 2022, a Beijing official said Wednesday.  During a press briefing, Ma Xiaoguang, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said that China is willing to ...

China 12/19/21, 03:31

As reported by VOA and Radio Free Asia, on Dec. 14, Shinzō Abe, former Japanese Prime Minister gave a video speech in English at the Taiwan-US-JapanTrilateral Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue - Mapping the Democratic Agenda for the Next Generation. Abe began by praising Taiwan for its stance on democracy and highlighting ...

China 12/16/21, 19:35

Taiwan Ministry of Defense highlights three weaknesses of the Chinese military, indicating challenges in attacking Taiwan According to Aboluowang, an analysis named “Disputing the CCP's Total Strike Power against the Taiwanese Army in 2025 to improve its combat force,” was released on Dec. 12, by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense  In ...

China 12/14/21, 01:37

Former Chinese Navy Command lieutenant colonel Yao Cheng said that The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) army was not powerful enough to invade Taiwan. In a recent interview with "Vision Times," Yao said that all of the CCP's attempts to invade Taiwan are merely a show of strength. At present, the Chinese military ...

China 12/08/21, 15:41

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Reagan Defense Forum on Dec. 4 declined to view China as a concerning power compared to the U.S. "In the Pacific, the United States is a major player," he told Fox News. "The Indo-Pacific is a region of great opportunity and real challenges. ...

China 12/05/21, 23:12

China responded swiftly and defiantly after the former Japanese Prime Minister urged the U.S. and its allies to defend Taiwan. Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday, Dec. 1, stated at a virtual forum that "a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency, and therefore an emergency for the Japan-U.S. alliance."  Grilling ...

China 12/05/21, 06:35

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday, Nov. 29, that the U.S. and Japan will not stand by and watch the Chinese Communist Party destroy Taiwan. On Dec. 1, Abe added that "a military adventure would be the path to economic suicide." “We must keep reiterating that peaceful ties between ...

China 12/02/21, 16:52

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the Chinese regime Wednesday, Dec. 1, that any attack on Taiwan would draw in Japan and its ally, the United States, with disastrous economic consequences for China. The CCP's intimidating response was swift, and it summoned Japan's ambassador to Beijing for an "emergency ...

China 11/15/21, 16:00

A former Chinese diplomat and current Chinese international relations analyst claimed that the Chinese regime would bomb the United States and Australia if they decided to 'interfere' with the reunification of Taiwan and China. Victor Gao, who served as a translator for former Communist dictator Deng Xiaoping who gave the order ...

China 10/22/21, 15:43

The Chinese regime urged the United States to "avoid sending the wrong signals" after President Joe Biden's message, who for the second time on Thursday said he would come to Taiwan's defense if attacked by China. According to AP reports, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), through Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China's ...

Washington 10/22/21, 15:33

President Joe Biden, on Thursday, Oct. 21, declared that the U.S. would come to defend Taiwan if it is under attack by Beijing.  "Yes, we have a commitment to do that," Biden said at a CNN town hall event Thursday when asked about the recently intensified conflict between both nations. When Beijing ...

China 10/21/21, 00:22

Recently captured satellite photos show that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) enhances its airbases close to Taiwan. According to an open-source intelligence analyst writing for The Drive's Warzone, these photographs reveal modifications being made at China's Zhangzhou, Huian, and Longitan airbases, all of which are between 100 and 200 miles ...

China 10/21/21, 00:05

A C-130 transport plane from the United States landed at Taiwan's Taoyuan airport on July 19. According to the media, this is a leased U.S. Intelligence Agency plane operated by the American Association in Taiwan (AIT), reports Taiwan's Liberty Times. This time, the objective of entering Taiwan was to bring "diplomatic ...

China 10/16/21, 16:00

The Global Times, one of the propaganda arms of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), issued a threat to the U.S., warning that if they attempt to defend Taiwan, their troops will receive a nuclear strike. According to Taiwan News, Global Time, the propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), published ...

China 10/09/21, 03:28

Global Times, the mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party, sent out another hostile warning to the U.S. this week. This time it reacted to the news about U.S. secret military training in Taiwan. "See whether the PLA [People's Liberation Army] will launch a targeted air strike to eliminate those U.S. invaders!" ...