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Just a week after the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the United States paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to secure sufficiency of its weapons stockpiles for the Iran war, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told the U.S. Senate on May 21. “Right now we’re doing a pause in
Taiwan’s Rescheduled Presidential Visit to Eswatini Draws Diplomatic Attention
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te eventually landed in Eswatini on May 2 following an unsuccessful attempt...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense Warns of More Systematic United Front Tactics From Beijing
The Chinese Communist Party’s cognitive warfare and united front threats against Taiwan have shifted...
China’s Cameras Catch Minor Offenses, But Fail to Track Missing Persons: Report
A recent report by the French newspaper Le Monde highlights growing concerns over how surveillance technology...
US Ties UN Dues to Reforms, Calls for Cost Cuts and Limits on China’s Influence
As tensions in the Middle East reach a boiling point, the Trump administration is pressing for sweeping...
China’s Population Crisis Deepens as 24 Provinces Shrink and Kindergartens Close
On April 29, all 31 of China’s provinces released their resident population data for the end of 2025,...
Taiwan Defense Budget Stalls as Trump–Xi Meeting Nears, Raising Strategic Concerns
Taiwan’s ruling and opposition parties have failed three times to reach an agreement on the “Special...
Lai Ching-te Defies External Pressure as Taiwan–Eswatini State Visit Begins
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te led a delegation and arrived in Eswatini on May 2 to begin a state visit...
Li Rui Archives Win Landmark US Court Ruling Against CCP Efforts to Reclaim Diaries
A Seven-Year Campaign Defeated On March 31, 2026, a U.S. federal district court in California issued...
China’s Ministry of State Security Claims Foreign Forces Are Behind ‘Lying Flat’ Youth Trend, Prompting
On April 28, China's Ministry of State Security, the country's powerful domestic and foreign intelligence...