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TIME, 2024-5-1: Communist China's leaders ¡§have to understand that
things like that can't come easy,¡¨ Trump says, but he declines to say whether he
would come to Taiwan's defense. ¡»
National Interest, 2024-5-1:
To defend Taiwan, America
needs to
upgrade its defense-industrial
base.
Both America
and its allies are now deeply preoccupied by events in other portions of the
globe, which could lead the CCP to believe that it should strike while the United
States is spread thin.
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The Telegraph, 2024-5-1:
... Beijing's
hypersonic missiles and nuclear weapons ¡V not to enable an attack on Taiwan at a
chosen date, but to ensure that with the balance of power changing in China's favour, it will not be needed.
Xi is betting on political disarray and disunity among the US and his
Western allies
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ABC News, 2024-5-1:
The US is in a Cold War with China over
Taiwan.
Taiwan is really existential to U.S.
interests because of its position in the region; whoever
controls Taiwan, really controls that Indo-Pacific region.
Does
China's economy make them more
likely to invade Taiwan or less likely? It
may very well drive Xi if he thinks that he's not going to catch up with the
United States in terms of being the biggest economy, it may drive him to go for
this sooner.¡»
Wall Street Journal, 2024-4-30:
Taiwan's economy got off to a strong start this year, boosted by strong exports
as global demand for electronics picks up, benefiting the producer of high-end
chips.
The research firm projects Taiwan¡¦s economic growth at 5.5% this year, well
above consensus views.
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New York Times, 2024-4-23:
in the Foreign Aid Package,
the House attached a provision that would allow the Pentagon to quickly
provide Taiwan with more offensive weapons and provides billions more for the
purchase of advanced U.S. weapons technology as the U.S. and Taiwanese
governments continue to build up their alliances to deter China from invading
the island.
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USNI News, 2024-4-23:
Report to Congress on Taiwan Defense Issues
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A key consideration for U.S.
policymakers is whether and if so how to support Taiwan¡¦s ability to defend
itself in a possible cross-Strait conflict without triggering such a conflict.
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New York Times, 2024-4-18:
The House is set to vote on a
foreign aid package for Taiwan
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allow the Pentagon to
quickly provide Taiwan with more offensive weapons and provides billions more
for the purchase of advance U.S. weapons technology as the U.S. and
Taiwanese governments continue to build up their alliances to deter
China from launching an invasion
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Economist, 2024-4-18:
China is talking to Taiwan's next leader, just not directly
...
being granted an audience with Xi Jinping, Ma Ying-jeou
(Taiwan's former president
) wrote that Mr Xi
had ¡§extended an olive branch to us¡¨. Mr Ma hoped that Lai Ching-te, Taiwan's
next president, would ¡§put the people first and respond pragmatically¡¨.
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Wall Street Journal, 2024-4-15:
Appointing a national-security team that
is almost identical to that of his predecessor will help reassure the White
House that Lai isn't likely to sharply alter Taiwan's
posture toward Beijing;
Bringing a civilian into
the defense ministry can promote reforms, Taiwan's
military will likely accelerate spending on asymmetric capabilities, a path that
many in Washington have called for as Taiwan focuses on deterring an attack by a
much larger Chinese military
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Wall Street Journal, 2024-4-13:
many of Kinmen's (Taiwan's front-line, just 3 miles away
from mainland) residents have much more direct kinship ties
to people on the mainland. The use of force against Kinmen would signal that China can no longer
hope to win the rest of Taiwan through anything but force, and would make such
an invasion that much more difficult.
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New York Times, 2024-4-10:
China's
immediate focus is to push the incoming Lai Ching-te
administration to adopt a more accommodating political stance on cross-strait
relations. China has
brushed off Mr. Lai's offers to talk as insincere. On the other hand,
Beijing has shown that it will court friendlier Taiwanese politicians,
like Mr. Ma, who accept the framework for relations demanded by Beijing:
that both sides accept that they are part of one China, even if they
differ on what that means. ¡»
CNN, 2024-4-10:
It's
the first time a former president of Taiwan has been hosted by China's
top leader in Beijing since Chiang Kai-shek's KMT fled to Taipei in
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7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan |
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¡» Fortune, 2024-4-4 |
TSMC
said its fabrication plants recovered 70% of tools within 10 hours of
the earthquake, and that its ¡§critical tools,¡¨ such as its
multimillion-dollar extreme ultraviolet lithography tools, remain
unharmed. |
¡» New York Times, 2024-4-4 |
Taipei 101, once the tallest building in the
world, still, some experts say that more needs to be done to either strengthen or
demolish structures that don't meet standards, and such calls have grown
louder in the wake of the latest earthquake. The government had also helped reinforce private apartment buildings over the past six years by adding new steel braces and increasing column and beam sizes... |
¡» USA Today, 2024-4-4 | The island's two nuclear power stations remain unaffected. Nvidia said it expects no supply disruptions from the earthquake. Taiwan, prone to earthquakes, sits on the Pacific ¡§Ring of Fire¡¨ where 90% of the world's temblors take place. It felt strong in Taipei because of the ¡§basin effect,¡¨ which occurs when earthquake reverberations become trapped in soft ground. |
¡» ABC News, 2024-4-3 | TSMC, one of the biggest companies in Taiwan's crucial semiconductor manufacturing industry, said its safety systems were operating normally and that some fabrication plants had been evacuated as a preventive measure. |
¡» LA Times, 2024-4-4 | Just recognizing that the fault didn't get near a major population center is probably the most important factor that reduced the damage. Some residents voiced concerns about the alert system because not everyone was notified. |
¡» United Daily (Áp¦X³ø), 2024-4-4 | Why didn't most of Taiwanese receive government's national alert ? Why did the government make such a serious misjudgment ? udn.com/news/story/7338/7876798?from=udn-catehotnews_ch2 |
¡» TIME, 2024-4-4 | China offered earthquake aid to Taiwan¡XTaiwan's quick rejection likely stemmed, experts say, from lingering bitterness over how the 1999 earthquake was handled. |
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¡» National Interest, 2024-3-30 : Xi Jinping's statement in December 2023 hinted at possible invasion plans. Experts suggest Taiwan should pivot to insurgency tactics, including bolstering coastal defenses, developing hypersonic weapons, deploying massive numbers of drones, creating electromagnetic spectrum jammers, and distributing small arms widely among the population. ¡» Fox News, 2024-3-27 : Taiwan stands as major line of defense against global war with China, A change in Taiwan's status might not directly threaten the U.S. homeland in the immediate term, but it would irreversibly alter regional dynamics in ways that would benefit America's chief geopolitical adversary ¡» New York Times, 2024-3-28 : Taiwan's top diplomat says a Russian victory could embolden China to move against Taiwan and would fuel anti-American propaganda ¡» New York Times, 2024-3-24 : Larger, more menacing military actions are possible, especially after Mr. Lai's inauguration. Any conciliatory messages in Mr. Lai's presidential inauguration speech were unlikely to shift China's strategy -¡§The gray zone operations against Taiwan will become more intense¡¨... only a few thousand troops on Kinmen, giving Kinmen little immediate protection if China ever decided to invade. Mr. Xi probably won't make any big decisions over Taiwan before the United States' presidential election ¡» War On The Rocks, 2024-3-21 : Military analysts have proposed denying air superiority to China via mobile surface-to-air missiles and drones and creating a ¡§prickly fortress of sea denial¡¨ with road-mobile anti-ship missiles; The naval mines make it easier to channel Chinese forces into areas where they are most vulnerable to Taiwan's anti-ship missiles, gun batteries, and drones ¡» Bloomberg, 2024-3-20 : China on track to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027, US says / the leader of the Indo-Pacific Command testified China is building its military and nuclear arsenal on a scale not seen since World War II and all signs suggest it's sticking to ambitions to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027 ¡» Wall Street Journal, 2024-3-18 : U.S. officials and military scholars have long believed that the expensive hardware is apt to get wiped out by China's much larger military, in the early stages of attack. For the past few years, Taiwan's procurement, under U.S. pressure, has put more emphasis on asymmetrical weapons such as Harpoon antiship missiles, Himars rocket launchers and mines. but if China amasses forces around the island in a blockade, or if Beijing's military establishes a firm beachhead on Taiwan. In such scenarios, small, short-range weapons could be less effective at degrading the enemy, Taiwanese defense officials say. full text
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Taiwan Confirms US Troops on Front-Line Islands Near China |
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¡» Wall Street Journal, 2024-3-20 | Taiwan acknowledges presence of U.S. troops on outlying islands / The U.S. planned to expand its presence of troops in Taiwan to between 100 and 200 last year, up from roughly 30 in 2022. The U.S. and Taiwan have been largely silent on the deployment as they attempt to avoid agitating Beijing while they work to fortify Taiwan against a potential Chinese invasion. |
¡» Taiwan News, 2024-3-21 | US commander denies permanently stationing troops on Taiwan's outer island |
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¡» New York Times, 2024-3-14 : Taiwan is building a satellite network without Elon Musk. China is Tesla's largest market outside of the United States. Musk has made comments endorsing the Chinese Communist Party's stance on Taiwan. ¡» War On The Rocks, 2024-3-14 : U.S. public support for Taiwan, which is as high as it has ever been according to polls, supports aiding Taiwan to defend itself against China in the event of an attack, but consistently opposes any direct military intervention by the United States. ¡» Foreign Policy, 2024-3-14 : Taiwan imports 97 percent of its energy through highly vulnerable maritime shipping routes. Any quarantine, blockade, or invasion of the island by China would devastate its ability to sustain basic services and critical infrastructure¡Xnot to mention the factories that produce approximately 90 percent of the world's most advanced semiconductors. Solutions are in short supply. ¡» Financial Times, 2024-3-11 : Frequently, "grey zone", semi-hostile behaviour, is via fishing boats and coastguard vessels on the fringes of Taiwanese waters, designed, it seems, to keep testing and squeezing Taiwan. China recently sharpened its rhetoric saying it must ¡§fight¡¨ Taiwanese independence, rather than ¡§oppose¡¨ it, its previous preferred formulation. ¡» CNN (2024-3-10) : the Economist declared that Taiwan was ¡§the most dangerous place on Earth.¡¨; The world's most dangerous place has only gotten more dangerous. Perhaps the extraordinary and rapid growth of China and the reality of America's dominant status made this inevitable, "destined for war" . In the past, Communist China believed that it could wait (reunification) because time was on its side. But that premise is proving untrue. This issue will need to be managed rather than solved ¡XAll three sides should keep talking ... ¡» United States Institute of Peace (2024-3-5) : After Taiwan's election, China is now ratcheting up the pressure. China's efforts to change the status quo with Taiwan could lead to unintentional conflict. ¡» Associated Press (2024-3-5): conquest over the self-governing island democracy of Taiwan, driving Indian forces from their disputed border, and asserting control over islands in the East China and South China Sea all on Beijing's list of priorities. ¡» Reuters, 2024-3-5: In the government work report, China reiterated a call for "reunification" with Taiwan, but dropped the descriptor "peaceful", which had been used in previous reports. The change in language is closely watched as a possible sign of more assertive stance towards Taiwan. China raises defence spending by 7.2% ¡» USNI.org, 2024-3-1: Report to Congress on Taiwan Defense and Military Issues / The archipelago's energy, food, water, internet, and other critical infrastructure systems are vulnerable to external disruption. Civil-military relations are strained...Taiwan's civil defense preparedness is insufficient, and its military struggles to recruit, retain, and train personnel. it is not clear what costs¡Xin terms of economic security, physical safety and security, and lives¡XTaiwan's people would be willing or able to bear in the face of possible PRC armed aggression...renewing U.S. debates about how to allocate limited resources to shore up Taiwan's resilience ¡» New York Times, 2024-2-26: The P.L.A.'s now-normalized presence around Taiwan raises the risk of an accidental confrontation. Taiwan's response has been inconsistent and lacks transparency, which may further embolden Beijing...Taipei's approach to sharing information about Chinese activities with the public has not been fully transparent ¡» Financial Times, 2024-2-27: Chinese research ships increase incursions near Taiwan ¡» Financial Times, 2024-2-23: In the past, China would only talk about the ¡¥one-China principle¡¦, but now they have rolled it all into one with the push for unification ¡» VOA, 2024-2-23: Taiwan faces tough balancing act as China increases pressure ¡» Yahoo News, 2024-2-24: Trump wouldn't say definitively one way or the other whether he would defend Taiwan. DAVID SACKS: and actually blame Taiwan for taking America's semiconductor industry. So I do think the US presidential election could be a real factor here. ¡» CNN, 2024-2-23: Xi takes a page from Putin as he vows to control Taiwan; Xi is expanding China's military at a pace the world has not seen in a century since before World War II.
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¡» Foreign Affairs, 2024-2-20 foreignaffairs.com/scared-strait brief |
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Raymond Kuo, Michael A. Hunzeker, Mark A. Christopher | GLASER, WEISS, AND CHRISTENSEN reply |
(They) argue that Washington and Taiwan are not doing enough to assure Beijing of their intentions, in the process undermining deterrence in the Taiwan Strait.... providing more assurances will simply embolden Beijing to continue its threatening behavior. Conditional, credible consequences are now essential to encouraging a less bellicose Chinese policy...when deterrence is needed against a determined and capable rival, assurances that are not reciprocated can quickly become concessions. | we did not advocate an ¡§assurance first¡¨ strategy that offers ¡§concessions¡¨ to appease Beijing... the new military measures we think are needed for deterrence will be less effective if Beijing believes they are aimed at buttressing a unilateral assertion of independence by Taiwan or ... an alliance... China can attack out of fear. They may believe that Taiwan can safely assert permanent sovereign independence as long as there is sufficient military might in place to dissuade Beijing from attacking. If so, they are hardly alone, but we strongly disagree. |
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CNN, 2024-2-19:
China ramps up patrols near Taiwan's outlying islands
following death of Chinese fishermen.
The patrols are likely to put Chinese coast guard vessels in closer proximity to
their Taiwanese counterparts, potentially raising the risk of miscalculation and
conflict.
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¡» Lowy Institute Asia Power Index, 2023 Edition |
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¡@ | Taiwan | China | Japan | Korea | Singapore |
Comprehensive Power | No.14 , 15.2 points | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 8th |
Economic capability | 8th, 13.0 | 2nd 87.0 | 3rd | 5th | 6th |
Military Capability | 11th, 21.7 | 2nd 68.1 | 6th 27.4 | 5th | 9th |
Resilience | 18th, 24.7 | 3rd 70.4 | 11th | 10th | 14th |
Future Resources | 12th, 6.5 | 2nd 72.9 | 5th | 7th | 11th |
Diplomatic Influence | 22th , 19.4 | 1st 91.5 | 3rd | 6th | 10th |
Economic Relationships | 12th, 11.1 | 1st 98.3 | 3rd | 5th | 4th |
Cultural Influence | 13th, 12.6 | 2nd 47.4 | 3rd | 7th | 9th |
Defense Networks | 16th, 11.8 | 7th 23.7 | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
Asia's
Comprehensive Power
rankings:
1.US
2.Chn 3.Japan
4.India 5. Rus 6. Aus 7. S. Korea 8.
Singapore
9.Indonesia 10.Thailand 11.Malaysia 12. Vietnam 13. NZ 14. Taiwan (ROC) |
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Bloomberg, TIME,
2024-1-31: China says the U.S.
could abandon Taiwan if Trump
wins the
Presidency;
In July, Trump
avoided directly answering a query over whether as president he'd
defend Taiwan if China attacked.
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Lai Ching-te won the presidency with 40 percent of the votes but his ruling DPP lost its majority in parliament. His Biggest Challenge Lies Ahead |
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media | comments |
New York Times, 2024-1-13 | tensions are likely to rise; Lai Ching-te is an impulsive and politically biased figure, so we cannot rule out the possibility that unpredictable and unknown developments may occur during his tenure¡¨,¡§I'm afraid it's very dangerous¡¨, 'noting that Mr. Xi's views on Taiwan were clear. That includes his insistence that force can be used if necessary. nytimes.com/2024/01/13/world/asia/china-taiwan-election-result-analysis.html Damien Cave |
CNN, 2024-1-13 | Beijing has a wide range of coercive measures in its toolbox ; Analysts say China could escalate economic and military pressure on Taiwan to show its displeasure in the coming days and weeks, or save a more forceful response for May, when Lai takes office msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwan-voters-dismiss-china-warnings-and-hand-ruling-party-a-historic-third-consecutive-presidential-win/ar-AA1mUnBb Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Jerome Taylor |
Washington Post, 2024-1-13 | China's military pressure campaign has fueled concerns of miscalculation that could spark conflict and draw in the United States. Analysts are watching closely to see if Beijing responds to Lai's victory with large-scale drills that could send tensions spiraling washingtonpost.com/world/2024/01/13/taiwan-president-lai-ching-te/ Christian Shepherd Vic Chiang |
XinHua (China), 2024-1-13 | China: the results reveal that the Democratic Progressive Party cannot represent the mainstream public opinion on the island...the elections will not change the basic landscape and development trend of cross-Strait relations, will not alter the shared aspiration of compatriots across the Taiwan Strait to forge closer ties, and will not impede the inevitable trend of China's reunification. english.news.cn/20240113/a669c1402683472ca4e420ca94fcd8df/c.html |
Independent, 2024-1-14 | Taiwan's new president Lai Ching-te issues defiant message to China after historic election win...The DPP is often criticised for only focusing on efforts to counter the threat from China while having no solutions for social and economic problems that have been troubling the Taiwanese people news.yahoo.com/taiwan-president-lai-ching-te-184055493.html |
Euro News, 2024-1-13 | China: Beijing wouldn't accept the election result as representing ¡§the mainstream public opinion on the island,¡¨ without giving any evidence or justification. |
TIME, 2024-1-13 |
...those
disaffected by the ruling DPP vote and wanting a less confrontational
approach to cross-strait relations, certainly exists. The final result
proved this, with over half the electorate voting for the alternatives
to the DPP. But a majority for an approach or idea that doesn't
translate into majority support for a party cuts no ice. |
NHK (Japan), 2024-1-14 | China noted that the results of the Saturday election reveal that the Democratic Progressive Party cannot represent the mainstream public opinion of Taiwan. |
USA Today, 2024-1-13 | The outcome of the vote will ultimately determine the nature of ties with China relative to the West and will have strong bearing on the state of play in the South China Sea |
BBC, 2024-1-13 | Taiwanese voters have chosen William Lai as their president in a historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from China. bbc.com/news/world-asia-67920532 Tessa Wong |
The Hill, 2024-1-13 | Taiwan elects ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te as president in high-stakes race Lauren Irwin news.yahoo.com/taiwan-elects-ruling-party-candidate-131754245.html |
Reuters, 2024-1-13 | US does not support Taiwan independence, Biden says |
WSJ, 2024-1-13 | Taiwan voters defy Beijing in electing new president |
Vox, 2024-1-13 |
there is expectation among
some China experts that China's response will
be ¡§assertive¡¨... it's likely to happen in the coming weeks or months, not in the next few
days.¡§We're going to see a reaction from China; the question is, when and how,¡¨'¡§Whereas five, 10, 15 years ago, it was fairly predictable ¡X the
kinds of things that Beijing would do. But I think it's increasingly difficult
to predict what is going to happen and when it's likely to happen msn.com/en-us/news/world/in-taiwan-s-high-stakes-elections-china-is-the-loser/ar-AA1mVl3g Ellen Ioanes |
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¡» Washington Post, 2024-1-10: increasingly frequent warnings from China's strongman leader Xi Jinping that Beijing's rule here is ¡§inevitable¡¨ ¡X raising the prospect of a conflict that could draw in the United States ¡» New York Times, 2024-1-9: Chinese officials have framed the race (presidential election) as a choice between peace and war. A warning from Taiwan about a satellite, erroneously called a missile in English, raised concerns about Chinese harassment days before an election. ¡» Wall Street Journal , 2024-1-9: The problem is that Beijing can't tolerate Taiwan's example of a thriving Chinese-speaking democracy in which voters settle political differences at the ballot box. If a conflict breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, this will be why. ¡» BBC, 2024-1-9: Today, the DPP no longer talks about the need for formal independence and the KMT speaks of dialogue with Beijing, but sidesteps the subject of unification, or whether Taiwan is part of China. Both are now embracing Taiwan's peculiar "status quo"- it elects its own leaders, but it is not considered a country ¡» Economist, 2024-1-8: victory for the DPP is far from certain. The party once appealed to young voters, but after eight years in power it has a stuffy image. Wage growth has fallen behind inflation and house prices are high... fears of an energy-price crunch. Most importantly, it has become clear that China will not have formal contact with DPP governments. full text
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¡» Fox News, 2024-1-6: The potential winner could further cement moves toward what could be called ¡¥de jure Taiwan independence.¡¦ This will significantly increase the possibility of a war between the two sides; a war in which the U.S. will almost certainly be involved in ¡» Washington Post, 2024-1-5: With wars in Europe and the Middle East, U.S. power is stretched dangerously, historically thin. The temporary reduction in cross-strait tensions that would accompany a KMT victory could give Washington a window ¡X if politicians are willing to seize it ¡X to put the U.S. military deterrent on a firmer footing ¡» Foreign Affairs, 2024-1-5: a growing chorus of voices argue that continued support to Ukraine is detracting from the real threat¡Xnamely, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan; Prematurely abandoning Ukraine to preserve resources for Taiwan could embolden other adversaries. It might, for example, signal to Iran and North Korea... ¡» The Guardian, 2024-1-5: The next president of Taiwan is likely to shape events less through proactive measures than his response to circumstances he cannot dictate: a crisis such as a military manoeuvre gone wrong, or more broadly, China¡¦s internal politics ¡» Atlantic Council, 2024-1-3: Beijing's direct economic-electoral linkage ahead of the election may end up being a double-edged sword. If the purpose is to influence the election's outcome, then it could backfire ¡» Reuters, 2024-1-3: 'Hawkish' China military squeeze on Taiwan likely after election. If the DPP wins the presidency but loses its majority in parliament, that could also temper China's response given it would weaken the DPP's ability to pass legislation ¡» Fortune, 2024-1-2: opposition blame China tensions for pushing the chipmaker TSMC to invest overseas ¡» Wall Street Journal, 2023-12-29: Taiwanese politics has shifted decisively, and perhaps irrevocably, away from China. In Taipei, Lai paints a picture of a Taiwanese public far less preoccupied with Beijing¡¦s designs than political leaders in the Western world. The KMT accused the DPP of underplaying the deterioration of cross-strait ties and the risk of war ¡» CNN, 2023-12-29: Beijing has long used its massive coast guard as a force to project power, some analysts believe that China could soon start to deploy the coast guard to ratchet up the pressure on Taiwan ¡» NBC, 2023-12-26: Xi's private warning on reunifying Taiwan to Biden was delivered at a time when China's behavior toward Taiwan is seen as increasingly aggressive and ahead of a potentially pivotal presidential election in the self-governing democratic island next month. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. said: First, create a robust defense supplemental for Taiwan and second, draft pre-invasion sanctions from hell to impose on China if they take action to seize Taiwan. ¡» New York Post, 2023-12-26: Xi Jinping says China's ¡¥complete reunification¡¦ with Taiwan will ¡¥surely¡¦ happen ¡» New York Post, 2023-12-21: China's Xi Jinping warned Joe bluntly that Beijing will take Taiwan... It represents a clear escalation on China's part, moving from its longtime claim of ownership to notification of intent to take possession. ¡» Council on Foreign Relations, 2023-12-20: China distrusts Lai far more than Tsai. China is all but certain to greet a Lai victory with intensified military, economic, and political pressure. full text
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Taiwan Presidential election debate 2023-12-30 |
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¡» VOA News , Washington Post, AP, 2023-12-30 | Taiwan's presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing. Tensions with China have featured strongly in the presidential campaign. Lai Ching-te promised to help strengthen Taiwan's defense and economy if elected. Hou said he opposed Taiwan's independence but also a potential unification under China's ¡§one country, two systems¡¨ framework. Ko Wen-je, referenced a quote by Antony Blinken, saying that ¡§Taiwan and China will cooperate if they can cooperate, compete if there¡¦s a need to compete, and confront each other if they must confront each other.¡¨; my bottom line is that Taiwan must maintain its current democratic and free political system and way of life. voanews.com/a/taiwan-s-presidential-candidates-emphasize-peace-with-beijing/7418610.html |
¡» Reuters (UK), 2023-12-31 | China calls Taiwan president frontrunner a destroyer of peace,"His words were full of confrontational thinking," after he spoke at a presidential debate the island's sovereignty and independence belong to its people, the Republic of China and People's Republic of China "are not subordinate to each other". KMT's Hou has denounced Lai as an independence supporter. news.yahoo.com/china-calls-taiwan-president-frontrunner-012538807.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall |
¡» DW (Germany), 2023-12-31 | Presidential candidates debate in shadow of China¡CLai remained defiant, at one point insisting that, "The sovereignty of Taiwan belongs to the 23 million people in Taiwan. It does not belong to China¡¨, "I will not go backward like the Kuomintang and be willing to become a vassal of totalitarianism... There are so many uncertainties regarding their policies". msn.com/en-in/news/world/taiwan-presidential-candidates-debate-in-shadow-of-china/ar-AA1mfuFn |
¡» AFP (France), 2023-12-30 | China ties dominate Taiwan presidential debate¡AKo, whose small TPP has performed above expectations in Taiwan's dominant two-party landscape, called President Tsai's cross-strait policies "a mess". The results of which could determine Taipei's future ties with an increasingly bellicose China. msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-ties-dominate-taiwan-presidential-debate/ar-AA1meDRj |
¡» Reuters, 2023-12-30 | The televised debate was dominated by arguments over China and tensions in the Taiwan Strait.¡CTaiwan belongs to its people: presidential candidate¡A"The current status quo is that the Taiwan Strait is on the brink of war. So, to maintain close ties with the United States while also making peace with China is the solution to the problem," Hou said news.yahoo.com/taiwan-belongs-people-presidential-candidate-131009794.html |
¡» The Guardian, 2023-12-30 | All three presidential candidates have acknowledged the potential risks of Taiwan becoming the next conflict zone. They aim to convince voters that they are the most capable leaders who can ensure peace and stability across the Taiwan strait, for Beijing the priority is to ensure the ruling Democratic Progressive party (DPP) is kicked out of office. theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/30/taiwan-election-new-president-growing-threat-china Helen Davidson |
¡» SKY News (Australia), 2023-12-31 | the race has become more unpredictable. The stakes for Taiwan's future have never seemed more unsteady, in light of rising tensions with China. skynews.com.au/world-news/our-future-has-never-seemed-more-unsteady-what-taiwans-2024-presidential-race-means-for-the-islands-rapidly-deteriorating-relationship-with-china/news-story/fe83df822e798ea6452659ceab914849 Hilton Yip |
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¡» Brookings Institution, 2023-12-18: although China would respond to a Taiwan declaration of independence with a military campaign, Beijing knows that this would be quite risky, in part because the PLA is not ready to undertake such a complicated campaign; a wide-ranging campaign of coercion that includes displays of military force but a variety of non-military pressure and intimidation, a low-risk approach, targets the confidence of the people of Taiwan, and there are signs that it is gradually working. ¡» Economist, 2023-12-13: There is an argument from the us that although Taiwan is a key security interest for the US, it should stop saying that. Because that's going to provoke China, and the US should say it's up to the people of Taiwan and China to decide their future. Taiwan's vice pres. candidate: Taiwan is a security interest primarily for the people of Taiwan. But Taiwan is also a security interest for the world. ¡» Reporters Without Borders (RSF) , 2023-12-13: Taiwan is a country that suffers from one of the lowest trust rates in the media among democracies (28%) and where the media community is often criticised for disregarding journalism ethics... journalists suffer from a very polarised media environment dominated by sensationalism and the pursuit of profit at the expense of quality news reporting. ¡» The Conversation, 2023-12-11: While Taiwanese people are concerned about potential conflict - one poll finds more than 80% of Taiwanese people believe the China threat is worsening ¡V prospects for peace and stability are also affecting the island¡¦s international business and investment outlook. ¡» The Diplomat, 2023-12-11: Taiwan's election is not a turning point for US policy - but- Continuity in U.S. support for Taiwan and hardening against China will face an inflection point if Biden is replaced by Donald Trump or some other candidate with strong ¡§America First¡¨ leanings in the November 2024 elections ¡» The Guardian, 2023-12-9: Cracks are appearing in China's monolithic regime ¡V and its leader might decide a military adventure will strengthen his grip on power ¡» Fortune, 2023-12-5: After Israel and Ukraine, Taiwan business leaders fear Taipei-Beijing tensions may trigger the next geopolitical conflict...the Republican-led House approved money only for Israel in November, defying Biden's request for spending for all three allies (Ukraine, Taiwan). ¡» New York Times, 2023-12-4: Taiwan's presidential election candidates have focused on who can best handle the island's volatile relationship with China. But many voters, especially those in their 20s and 30s, say they are weary of geopolitics and yearn for a campaign more focused on their concerns, like rising housing costs, slow income growth and narrowing career prospects... could be a crucial factor in deciding the presidential election ¡» Foreign Affairs, 2023-11-30: as the United States works with Taiwan to strengthen its security, it must avoid giving the impression that it is moving toward restoring formal diplomatic relations or a defense alliance with the island. Combined with a conditional and credible threat of a military response by the United States and Taiwan to the use of force, such assurances will help prevent a war. full text
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New York Post (2023-12-20):Xi told Biden he plans to take Taiwan ¡X by any means necessary; NBC (2023-12-20):Xi's private warning to Biden was delivered at a time when China's behavior toward Taiwan is seen as increasingly aggressive and ahead of a potentially pivotal presidential election in the self-governing democratic island next month. Business Insider (2023-12-20): Xi straight-up told Biden that China is going to take over Taiwan, report says. It could end in war; Daily Mail (2023-12-20): Top Republicans alarmed by 'beyond unnerving' report Xi warned Biden that China WILL reunify with Taiwan in blunt message |
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western media | ♣ Taiwan's presidential election - could reignite U.S.-China tensions |
Washington Post, 2023-11-28 | Beijing calls the race a ¡§choice between war and peace¡¨ and it has escalated an intimidation campaign around the island democracy, taking Chinese military aggression in the Taiwan Strait to heights unseen in decades... a vote that could reignite U.S.-China tensions if Beijing takes the results badly. brief |
Washington Post, 2023-11-28 | Our policy, therefore, has to be not truculence and deterrence but to make sure that push does not come to shove. That means ... scrupulously avoiding support for Vice President Lai Ching-te. brief |
CNBC, 2023-11-27 | Chinese government has framed this elections as a choice between ¡§peace and war, prosperity and decline.¡¨ The outcome of Taiwan¡¦s elections will likely go some way in influencing testy U.S.-China ties and impact security in the Asia-Pacific region more broadly. brief |
Bloomberg, 2023-11-26 | an unprecedented third straight term in power for the DPP is by no means a foregone conclusion. After almost eight years in power, there's growing unhappiness with the party and a desire for change, especially among younger voters. brief |
Reuters, 2023-11-28 | China repeated its attacks on Lai and Hsiao "distorted facts and downplayed the harmfulness and danger of 'Taiwan independence' separatist activities to deceive voters in the 2024 leadership election in Taiwan" brief |
SCMP, 2023-11-29 | Taiwan poll: DPP senses win with Lai-Hsiao ticket but Beijing might see 'war' |
¡» New York Times, 2023-11-26: Taiwan, a highly online society, has repeatedly been found to be the top target in the world for disinformation from foreign governments. RAND: China's disinformation work has had ¡§measurable effects¡¨. Critics denounced the government's anti-disinformation campaign as a political witch hunt, Taiwan's media ecosystem, with its diverse political leanings, often produces pro-Beijing content that can be misattributed to Chinese manipulation. full text
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Taiwan's economy - compared with Asian countries |
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Median wealth per adult (Credit Suisse, Research Institute, 2023 ) | US$ 202,410 (world No.3) | US$ 108,250 |
Mean wealth per adult (Credit Suisse, Research Institute, 2023 ) | US$ 551,190 | US$ 273,790 |
The average salary (Morgan McKinley, Business Insider, 2023) | HK$ 36,583 (about TWD147,204) | TWD 48,032 (plus overtime etc TWD 57,045) - storm.mg/lifestyle/4851897 |
Median salary (UDN, 2023-12-14) | about TWD 84,000 | about TWD 43,000 |
Market Capitalization (UDN, 2023-12-14) | more than double of Taiwan's | about USD 1.7 trillion |
¡¹ At the end of 2022, Taiwan's per capita GDP amounted to $32,756 while Singapore's was $82,808, Japan and South Korea were at $33,815 and $32,255, respectively, according to the World Bank. |
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