Taiwan’s military’s proposal to convert local temples into ammunition depots during wartime has sparked public concern that the sites would be targeted in the event of a cross-strait conflict.
Taiwanese military bid to store ammunition on temple grounds during wartime sparks outcry (archived)
Tag: Cross-Strait relations
Taiwan Continues Toward US-Engineered “Ukraine-ization”
The Chinese Island province of Taiwan continues to be targeted by the US and its political proxies through efforts to further consolidate political control over it and transform it into a geopolitical “battering ram” against the rest of China.
Previously:
Containing China: US Using Taiwan as East Asian “Ukraine”
Report: US Military Advisors Deployed to Taiwan-Controlled Islands on China’s Coast
The US-backed NED candidate Willy Lie from the NED-backed party won
SCS: The Office of Naval Research funded Stanford’s GKC
The Office of Naval Research is an organization within the US Department of Navy. Ray Powell’s Project Myoushu started at Stanford’s GKC. Funny how Powell’s information has disappeared from Stanford’s GKC. The internet never forgets, though!
Lighting Up the Gray Zone: The Philippines-Taiwan Counter-Coercion Toolkit
Perry World House’s Thomas Shattuck and Robin Garcia are out with an important new white paper which recommends the public release of visual information to counter China’s coercive activities, using the Philippines and Taiwan as examples. As the champions of “assertive transparency”, SeaLight enthusiastically welcomes this timely new scholarship!
Lighting Up the Gray Zone: The Philippines-Taiwan Counter-Coercion Toolkit
Perry World House is at the University of Pennsylvania, another university funded by the US government. I’ve updated my Project Myoushu document, to reflect the following:
The origin of Stanford University’s Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. It’s sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, an organization within the Department of Navy. I saw it over at the Asian Century Journal, yesterday.
From a previous post.
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Japan, U.S. and Philippines to discuss stronger military ties & US, Philippines to expand strategic port
Japan, U.S. and Philippines to discuss stronger military ties
The three foreign ministers will discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in the wake of increasing collisions in the South China Sea between ships from the Philippines and China.
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They agreed to work toward signing a Reciprocal Access Agreement that would make it easier for members of the Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military to engage in joint training exercises by simplifying procedures to obtain visas and bring weapons and ammunition into each other’s countries.
Japan will also provide funds for the Philippines to acquire a coastal surveillance radar system.
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US, Philippines to expand strategic port
Read More »China’s top leaders adopt measured tone on Taiwan at Two Sessions meetings
China’s top leaders adopt measured tone on Taiwan at Two Sessions meetings
In his work report delivered on Tuesday (March 5), Premier Li Qiang only broadly restated China’s usual position on Taiwan, while Wang Huning – the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) fourth-ranked official – kept mention of cross-strait ties to a minimum in another report a day earlier.
Li said Beijing will “resolutely oppose separatist activities aimed at ‘Taiwan independence’ and external interference”, while promoting the “peaceful development of cross-strait relations” – language that has remained broadly similar to previous years’.
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While it was unusual for “external interference” to feature in the work report, other Chinese leaders have used the term when addressing Taiwan policy in recent years, such as President Xi Jinping at the twice-a-decade party congress in October 2022.
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Dr Li Nan, visiting senior research fellow at the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore, said the fact that the wording on Taiwan remained largely similar indicates that Beijing’s current Taiwan policy will continue, including with a heavier emphasis on deterrence.
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Dr James Char, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said that, for now, the Chinese military will probably continue to stick to military operations below the threshold of war to achieve China’s national objectives.
The US-backed NED candidate Willy Lie from the NED-backed party won
The US-backed NED candidate Willy Lie from the NED-backed party won. His VP Louise Shout is a privilege-bubble-raised American (and cat lady). They going to turn Taiwan into Ukraine 2.0 像烏克蘭一樣, 美國中情局所支持的兩位特工贏得台灣選舉. 他們將會把台灣變成烏克蘭 2.0
The US-backed NED candidate Willy Lie from the NED-backed party won
Taiwan ruling party’s Lai takes initial lead in presidential vote
Taiwan ruling party’s Lai takes initial lead in presidential vote
Lai, Taiwan’s vice president, reached more than three million votes by early evening after polls closed at 4 p.m. (0800 GMT), according by to a running tally by Taiwanese media, putting him comfortably ahead of his two rivals, though no party has conceded or claimed victory.
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The parliamentary elections are equally important, especially if no party wins a majority, potentially hindering the new president’s ability to pass legislation and spending, especially for defence.
Republican Warmongers Want to Sacrifice the Blood of Your Children for Taiwan
U.S. Admits Defeat In War On Russia And China
Confronted with the realities of life the Biden administration has in the last days acknowledged defeat in two on its most egregious and delusional foreign policy games.
U.S. Admits Defeat In War On Russia And China
Video via Reports on China.
Unfortunately, I don’t foresee see a change in the ‘status quo’ of the Biden admin’s stance towards China.
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President Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
Qin Gang Holds Talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
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