Tag: Taiwan contingency
As Trump Met Xi in Beijing, Japan Was Watching Closely
News analysis by Kung Hsiang-sheng The May 14–15 summit in Beijing between U.S. President Donald Trump...
Balikatan Military Drills ‘Directly Relate to a Potential Contingency Involving Taiwan,’ Experts Say
The annual Balikatan military exercises between the United States and the Philippines expanded to an...
Washington Post: Takaichi Victory Signals US Advantage Against China
By Li Jingyao In Japan’s 51st House of Representatives election, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led...
Takaichi Victory Signals Closer Taiwan–Japan Ties
By Li Jingyao Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi led the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to win...
Massive PLA Movements Spark Fears of Power Struggle After Zhang Youxia’s Fall
By Cai Siyun Ten days after Chinese authorities announced that Zhang Youxia—former vice chairman...
Leaked ‘Doomsday Assessment’ Inside the CCP: The Scenarios Beijing Fears Most
Beijing today is gripped by a compounded fear: “Soviet-style institutional sclerosis” layered atop the...
Zhang Youxia Accused of Leaking China’s Nuclear Secrets to the United States
According to a Jan. 25 exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal, citing multiple informed sources,...
‘Japan Is Back’: Sanae Takaichi Takes a Stand Against the CCP
High-profile rhetoric from Japan’s prime minister has sharply escalated tensions with Beijing, marking...
Xi-Trump Call Highlights Rising China–Japan Tensions Over Taiwan
With tensions escalating between Beijing and Tokyo over the Chinese Communist Party’s objections to Japan...
Analysis: Beijing Miscalculates as Japan Draws a Red Line
From Nov. 16 to 18, East Asia witnessed a rapid and dramatic escalation that spread from the sea to diplomacy...
US Backs Japan After Takaichi’s Taiwan Warning as Beijing Steps Up Pressure
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ignited a political firestorm after becoming the first sitting...
China Holds Live-Fire Drills in Yellow Sea After Japan’s ‘Taiwan Contingency’ Comments, Sparking Tokyo
On Monday, Nov. 17, amid rising tensions between Beijing and Japan, Beijing began live-fire drills in...