The presence of Chinese and US military vessels around Itu Aba, also known as Taiping Island, earlier this month has led to allegations by KMT legislators against the Coast Guard Administration. By extension, the attempt would be to make the Tsai administration look as though it has compromised on national sovereignty...
A bizarre idea proposed by China as of late has been that of building floating nuclear reactors around South China Seas islands which it is currently disputing territorially with Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, and other regional powers...
Will China be ready to invade Taiwan anytime soon? While an important question to ask, such assessments need to come from rational assessments founded upon detailed knowledge of China, not alarmism...
A series of comments made nine months months ago by former head of the far-right Breibart news organization and now chief strategist of the Trump administration Steven Bannon in regards to the South China Sea have recently come to light, giving a glimpse into the Trump administration’s worldview concerning Chinese expansion in the Asia Pacific...
Much of the media commentary to date about possible threats to American regional hegemony by China’s carrier group, fronted by its sole aircraft carrier the Liaoning, is largely meaningless political theater overhyped by the media...
If the Tsai administration has taken surprisingly aggressive responses where disputed South China Seas islands are concerned, perhaps we can find answers as to why in the way the previous DPP presidency of the Chen Shui-Bian administration responded to the issue of South China Seas islands...
Of great mystery to observers of Taiwanese politics in recent days and weeks would be the strong stance the Tsai administration has taken on the disputed island territory of Itu Aba...
South China Seas disputes are back in the news after a ruling by the UN Permanent Court of Arbitration by the Hague in favor of the Philippines, between disputed territorial claims between China and the Philippines...
