KMT Delegation Visits Itu Aba/Taiping Island to Pressure Incoming Lai Administration

Brian Hioe

Kinmen Soldier Continues to be Detained in China After Rescue

Brian Hioe

China Seeks to Influence Taiwan Through Outlying Islands

Brian Hioe

Fu Kun-chi Returns from Trip to China, Touts Dividends

Brian Hioe

China Aims to Frame DPP as Reluctant to Open Up Tours with Partial Resumption

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International

First Day of Chinese Live-Fire Drills Around Taiwan See Missile Launches, Relative Calm in Taiwan

Brian Hioe
Today was the first day of live-fire drills conducted by the People’s Liberation Army in maritime areas around Taiwan. The drills are as close as 20 kilometers to metropolises such as Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s major southern port city, and are nine kilometers away from the island of Little Liuqiu. Another zone was added by the Maritime and Port Bureau for ships to avoid during the drilling, which is to last until Sunday, bringing the number of such zones to 7...
August 2022EnglishInternationalRegional Tensions7 min read

Comments on Draft By Former NSC Official Gesture Toward Pan-Green Criticisms of Draft Length

Brian Hioe
Former National Security Council secretary-general Ting Yu-chou criticized the four-month draft in recent public comments. The comments were made by Ting, who served as secretary-general of the NSC under the Chen administration, at a book launch by Chang Rong-feng. Chang was a former Lee Teng-hui administration security official...
EnglishInternationalJuly 2022Regional Tensions5 min read

Biden Comments Suggest Disapproval of Pelosi Visit to Taiwan

Brian Hioe
A scoop by the Financial Times on Tuesday reported that US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi planned to visit Taiwan next month. However, US president Joe Biden surprised today with apparent off-the-cuff comments suggesting that his administration viewed the Pelosi visit as a bad idea. When asked about the prospect of a Pelosi visit, Biden stated, “Well, I think that the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now. But I don’t know what the status of it is”...
EnglishInternationalJuly 2022Regional Tensions8 min read

Why Has China Begun Emphasizing Claims Over the Taiwan Straits?

Brian Hioe
Recent comments by Chinese government spokespersons, such as Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Wang Wenbin, have asserted that the Taiwan Straits are not international waters but are instead part of China’s exclusive economic zone. Reportedly, Chinese government officials have also begun strongly emphasizing this point in meetings with US government officials...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJune 20225 min read

Chinese Grouper Ban Accused of Being Attempt to Politically Pressure Taiwan

Brian Hioe
Taiwan has expressed dissatisfaction after China acted to block imports of grouper last Friday, alleging that it had found oxytetracycline and other prohibited chemicals in excessive amounts in grouper imports from Taiwan. For its part, Taiwan has suggested that China’s actions are politically motivated, similar to China blocking imports of pineapple, wax apple, and custard apple, as a way to hit back at Taiwan’s agricultural sector...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJune 20228 min read