Taiwanese military

Han Kuang Exercises Illustrate Government’s Publicity Dilemma

Brian Hioe
The Taiwanese government's dilemmas can be observed in questions about OpSec that have arisen after military drills conducted as part of the annual Han Kuang exercises earlier this year. Such drills put Taiwan’s military equipment, as well as plans for how they would be deployed in wartime, in public view more than in past years. However, this raises questions about whether the public nature of the drills is revealing details of Taiwan’s defense that should otherwise be kept under wraps, given that China was in all probability observing the drills carefully...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalPoliticsSeptember 20254 min read

Kinmen Soldier’s Disappearance and Reappearance in China Leads to Questions

Brian Hioe
Reports indicate that a Taiwanese soldier stationed in Kinmen who disappeared from his post is in China. On Saturday, Next Apple reported that the soldier had been found in China and had been rescued by the Chinese Coast Guard after swimming there, while the Ministry of National Defense’s official stance was that the soldier’s location was unclear...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalMarch 20236 min read

Scholar’s Stage Commentary on Taiwan Reflects Muddled Argumentation, Profound Lack of Self-Consciousness

Brian Hioe
A recent blog post by writer Tanner Greer entitled “Why I Fear for Taiwan” argues against less ambiguous policy by America regarding Taiwan. As Greer would have it, Taiwan is not sufficiently committed to its own defense to warrant more direct commitments by the US toward Taiwan. And so the US should continue to maintain an ambiguous attitude regarding whether it is committed to defending Taiwan...
EnglishPoliticsSeptember 202012 min read

China Steps Up Attempts To Intimidate Taiwan Militarily

Brian Hioe
Recent moves by China suggest that China is stepping up military action aimed at intimidating Taiwan. This includes frequent incidents in which Chinese fighter planes have entered into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone, the unilateral declaration by China of the M503 civilian flight route which would pass along the center of the Taiwan Straits, and sailing China’s sole aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, through the Taiwan Straits...
Cross StraitEnglishInternationalJanuary 20186 min read