The Taiwanese navy recently concluded three days of drills, which are held annually before the Lunar New Year as a means of reassuring the public about its capacity to counter Chinese threats...
A Chinese-owned vessel has been accused of cutting a submarine cable near Keelung Harbor. The vessel in question was initially reported as the Shunxin-39, which is flagged to Cameroon and Tanzania. However, the name of the vessel is self-evidently Chinese, which is an immediate tell that the vessel is Chinese-owned....
A video by anti-CCP influencer Pa Chiung and former pro-CCP rapper Chen Po-yuan released late last month once again drawn public attention to Chinese United Front activity directed at Taiwan...
The Taiwanese government has sought to call attention to the detention of three Yiguandao followers in China. The three individuals, surnamed Chiang, Chou, and Hsieh, were detained on charges of "organizing and practicing as members of a cult that undermines law enforcement.” The Mainland Affairs Council, however, has sought to emphasize that Yiguandao is a religion that has millions of followers in Taiwan and that the three were not engaged in political activities, but legitimate religious activity...
Former KMT majority speaker Wang Jinpyng recently announced a new proposal for cross-strait formula earlier this month. The new proposal suggests that while neither government on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are subordinate to each other, they share the same sovereignty...
Recent actions by the KMT aim to make it more difficult for the DPP to declare martial law in the event of war. This is the latest in actions by the KMT intended to hollow out wartime legislation in Taiwan, then, such as with regard to efforts to undercut the Civil Defense Act...
China has deployed a large number of vessels around Taiwan, with the Taiwanese military reporting the largest number of naval ships deployed by China since 1996. An uptick in air incursions has also taken place, with 47 detected between 6 AM on Monday and 6 AM on Tuesday. At the same time, it is yet unclear how many ships there are. Reuters reported yesterday that 90 coast guard and naval vessels had been detected, but the Taiwanese military has stated that only 12 naval vessels and nine other ships were detected...
A recent visit to Taiwan by a Chinese student delegation organized by the Ma Ying-jeou Foundation has drawn controversy. The delegation includes several Chinese athletes, such as table tennis player Ma Long, a participant in the Olympics. Namely, the delegation has been protested on a number of occasions. Otherwise, statements by the students provoked public outrage...
The latest object of maritime contention between Taiwan and China has been an abandoned maritime freighter that is currently near the Yehliu Geopark...
