Month: March 2026
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US Strikes Iranian Missile Sites as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Escalates
The U.S. military’s strikes on Iranian coastal missile facilities continue to escalate, and the contest for control over the Strait of Hormuz is rapidly spilling over into a crisis affecting global energy and security. On Tuesday, March 17 the U.S. military carried out airstrikes on multiple “hardened” missile facilities along…
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‘Air Force One:’ The President’s Flying White House and Command Center
On the runway, the apron lights shone on the blue-and-white aircraft. Slowly descending, the president appeared at the cabin door, waving. This scene has almost become an iconic image of the U.S. presidency. Like the White House, “Air Force One” is a symbol of presidential authority. It is not just…
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Beijing’s Ethnic Unity Law Could Target Taiwanese as Minorities, Ban Local Language
China’s National People’s Congress recently passed the “Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress.” Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) warned that this law defines “unity and reunification” as a legal “duty to act,” meaning that remaining silent is considered a “crime of inaction.” Combined with the…
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PLA Aircraft Cross Taiwan Strait Median Line, Harass Multiple Airspaces
On the afternoon of March 17, Chinese coast guard ships again entered the waters around Kinmen. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) also stated that starting from 8:01 a.m., a total of 21 sorties of PLA aircraft crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, intruding into northern, central, southwestern, and eastern…
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Record-Breaking Supermassive Black Hole Found in TON 618
In the distant universe, an almost unimaginably massive object continues to release enormous amounts of energy. “TON 618,” short for “Tonantzintla 618,” is currently one of the most massive known celestial objects, located in the constellation Canes Venatici. Based on redshift calculations, its light has traveled…
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Taiwanese Mayor Lu Shiow-yen on 11-Day Visit to US
Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen began an 11-day visit to the United States on March 11. Responding to media questions, she emphasized not to underestimate the possibility of war, stating that every country should prepare its self-defense capabilities, maintain internal unity, engage in military deployment and regional…
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Beijing Faces Mounting Setbacks as Its Global Efforts Are Increasingly Undermined
Commentary According to a report by Reuters, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense confirmed in a briefing on Sunday morning that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army dispatched 26 military aircraft within 24 hours, appearing intensively around the Taiwan Strait. Why had such harassment around Taiwan briefly stopped earlier? Clearly, it…
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Takaichi Cabinet Approval Drops Over 20 Points as Crises and Controversies Mount
Despite recent landslide victory, Japan's first female prime minister is seeing her 'honeymoon period' fade as war in Iran brings oil shocks and other uncertainty
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Hackers Claim Breach of China’s Supercomputing Hub, Stealing 10PB of Sensitive Military Data
A group of hackers claim to have breached China’s National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin and stolen more than 10 petabytes of research data, including sensitive aerospace and military simulations
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Chinese Vice Governor Lei Siwei Detained After Missing Key Political Meetings
The sudden detention of Gansu Vice Governor Lei Siwei after he disappeared from China’s Two Sessions has drawn attention to corruption networks linked to other senior officials across the country
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China’s Defense Industry in Turmoil as Top Military Technocrats and Executives Purged
China’s defense industry is under intense scrutiny as senior scientists tied to nuclear weapons, missile systems, and military technology vanish from official rosters
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Xi Jinping’s Military Ambitions Meet Growing Resistance at Home and Abroad
From simmering tensions with Taiwan to shifting alliances in the Americas and the Middle East, Beijing’s strategic ambitions are being thwarted at every turn