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★
No. 1 "comment
Taiwan" on Mocrosoft Bing,
2023-3-23,
2023-2-28,
2023-2-6,
2023-1-21,
2023-1-14,
2023-1-1,
2022-12-12,
2022-10-10,
2022-9-20,
2022-9-11,
2022-9-5,
2022-8-23,
2022-8-14,
2022-8-6,
2022-7-29, 2022-7-18, 2022-7-7,
2022-7-1,
2022-6-24,
2022-6-18,
2022-6-10,
2022-6-8,
2022-5-30, 2022-5-16,
2022-5-6
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★
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No.
1 "comment Taiwan" on US Yahoo,
2023-3-23, 2023-2-28, 2023-2-6, 2023-1-21, 2023-1-14,
Top or No.
1 "comment Taiwan" on US Yahoo,
2022-12-12, 2022-10-10, 2022-9-11, 2022-9-5,
2022-8-13, 2022-8-7,
2022-6-25, 2022-5-25
★
No. 1 "comment
Taiwan" on Yahoo (Taiwan),
2023-3-23,
2023-2-28,
2023-2-6,
2023-1-21,
2023-1-1,
2022-12-12,
2022-10-10,
2022-9-20,
2022-9-11,
2022-9-4,
2022-8-22,
2022-8-14,
2022-8-7,
2022-7-29,
2022-7-18,
2022-7-7,
2022-7-1,
2022-6-25,
2022-6-18,
2022-6-9
★ pic.
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No.1 "comment Taiwan" (Chinese version)
on Yahoo Taiwan
,
2023-3-23,
2023-2-20,
2023-1-21,
2023-1-1,
2022-12-6,
2022-10-10,
2022-9-20
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Taiwan" on AOL,
2023-3-23, 2023-2-28, 2023-2-6, 2023-1-21, 2023-1-14,
No.1 or top "comment
Taiwan" on AOL,
2022-12-12, 2022-9-11,
2022-8-13, 2022-8-7, 2022-5-23, 2022-5-16,
2022-5-7,
2022-4-26,
2022-4-10,
2022-4-8, 2022-4-3, 2022-3-29,
2022-3-22, 2022-3-9,
2022-3-6,
2022-3-4,
2022-2-8,
2021-10-8,
2021-10-1,
2021-9-27,
2021-9-19, 2021-9-7,
2021-6-27,
2021-5-1,
3-8-2021, 2-20-2021,1-18-2020, 12-05-2019;
No.3 at 2022-7-19,
top 3 on US Yahoo, 2022-7-29, 2022-7-19
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2023-2-28, 2023-2-6, 2023-1-21, 2023-1-1, 2022-12-12, 2022-10-13, 2022-9-23, 2022-9-12, 2022-9-5,
2022-8-20,
2022-8-13,
2022-8-7,
2022-7-18,
2022-7-7,
2022-7-1,
2022-6-25,
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2022-1-25,
2022-1-11,
2022-1-1,
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8-13-2020,
8-5-2020,
6-12-2020,
5-21-2020,
2-28-2020,
1-17-2020,
1-11-2020,
12-18-2019, 12-1-2019, 11-26-2019, 11-7-2019;
No.3 at 2023-3-23
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Taiwan" on ecosia (Berlin
Germany),
2023-3-23, 2023-2-28, 2023-2-6, 2023-1-21, 2023-1-1, 2022-12-12, 2022-10-10,
2022-9-20,
2022-9-11,
2022-8-23,
2022-8-14,
2022-8-7,
2022-7-29,
2022-7-18,
2022-7-7,
2022-7-1,
2022-6-25,
2022-6-18,
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2022-5-23,
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2022-5-7,
2022-4-26,
2022-4-10,
2022-4-8,
2022-4-3,
2022-3-29,
2022-3-22,
2022-3-17,
2022-3-12, 2022-3-9,
2022-3-6,
2022-2-28,
2022-2-19, 2022-2-11,
2022-2-8,
2021-11-11,
2021-10-23,
2021-10-8, 2021-10-1,
2021-9-27,
2021-9-19, 2021-9-7,
2021-8-22, 2021-8-5, 2021-6-27,
2021-6-1, 2021-5-9,
2021-5-1,
2021-4-14,
3-23-2021, 3-8-2021,
2-20-2021,
1-19-2021, 10-1-2020;
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This websites-group was
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2022-5-7,
2022-4-26,
2022-4-10,
2022-4-8,
2022-4-3,
2022-3-29,
2022-3-20,
2022-3-12, 2022-3-9,
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Microsoft Bing,
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ranked No.1
or 2 by keyword "Taiwan comments" on
Microsoft Bing,
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2022-5-7,
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2022-4-10,
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Taiwan's
President is expected to meet Speaker McCarthy,
Beijing will decide how strongly it
wants to respond |
|
New York Times, 2023-3-29 |
President Tsai Ing-wen
risks a show of force from Beijing。
Beijing
just lured Honduras to
abandon diplomatic ties with Taipei in what many saw as pre-emptive
punishment for her trip.
nytimes.com/2023/03/29/world/asia/taiwan-president-us-china.html |
|
Bloomberg, 2023-3-29 |
Tsai is unlikely to use this moment to “push
boundaries" , partly to avoid
"accusations of being provocative by Taiwanese
voters.". Any Tsai
meeting with McCarthy "puts the ball in
Beijing's court"
news.yahoo.com/china-warns-taiwan-leader-mccarthy-031352507.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall |
|
CNN, 2023-3-30 |
Beijing warns of ‘severe impact’ on US-China
relations as Taiwan’s leader lands in New York |
|
CNBC, 2023-3-30 |
Taiwan leader's meeting
with McCarthy could provoke a ‘big’ reaction from China, says analyst |
|
Washington Post, 2023-3-29 |
When Honduras switched allegiance from Taipei to Beijing last week, it
put the diplomatic future of Taiwan in a more precarious position
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/29/honduras-taiwan-china-allies-relations/ |
|
The
Guardian, 2023-3-28 |
(ex president) Ma Ying-jeou's
"we are all Chinese" message is starkly at
odds with vision of Tsai Ing-wen, who seeks support from Washington.
Taiwan caught between superpowers as
rival leaders visit China and US
theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/28/taiwan-leaders-visit-china-us-ma-ying-jeou-tsai-ing-wenTaipei |
|
Honduras ditching Taiwan raises larger geopolitical concerns |
|
AP, Washington Post,
The Hill, 2023-3-15
thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/honduras-ditching-taiwan-raises-larger-geopolitical-concerns/
|
...
a blow to the Biden administration, which has rather fruitlessly
tried to convince countries in the region to stick with Taiwan.
Taiwan, a U.S. ally,...also
exemplifies the American government is “losing it’s grasp on”
Latin America |
|
L.A.
Times, 2023-3-15 |
The switch would leave Taiwan recognized by only 13 countries as
China spends billions to win recognition
of its “one China” policy.
msn.com/en-us/news/world/honduras-to-seek-official-ties-with-china-spurning-its-long-relationship-with-taiwan/ar-AA18EeCH |
|
Bloomberg, 2023-3-15 |
Tsai Ing-wen has worked to raise the self-governing island’s profile
on the world stage during her tenure. Tsai says Taiwan deserves broader
recognition and greater support given its status as a democracy.
msn.com/en-us/news/world/taiwan-may-lose-official-ally-as-honduras-mulls-china-switch/ar-AA18Du8h |
|
Pew Research
org., 2023-3-2
US respondents' views about a hypothetical conflict
between China, Taiwan differ by question wording |
| |
a conflict between China and Taiwan |
China invade Taiwan |
Taiwan declared Independence, China
invaded |
|
support China |
8% |
7 |
10 |
|
support Taiwan |
45% |
49 |
40 |
|
remain neutral |
47% |
44 |
50 |
when the scenario involves Taiwan declaring
independence. Under this hypothetical, 46% of Democratic respondents say
the U.S. should support Taiwan, compared with 28% of Republicans.
pewresearch.org/decoded/2023/03/02/testing-survey-questions-about-a-hypothetical-military-conflict-between-china-and-taiwan/ |
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General's memo spurs debate: Could China invade Taiwan by 2025?
The Hill, 2023-2-2, USA Today, 2023-2-3, FoxNews, 2023-2-3 |
|
US
generals, officials, experts, law-makers |
China invade Taiwan by ? |
|
CIA Director William Burns |
Xi has ordered military to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027 |
|
Philip Davidson, the former head of U.S. Indo-Pacific
Command
(Jan. 2023) |
China may attack Taiwan — even just its small, outer islands
— by 2027 |
|
Adm.
Charles Richard, commander of U.S. Strategic Command |
predicted war by 2027 |
|
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday
(Oct., 2022) |
Chinese could attack Taiwan before 2024...or
a potentially a 2023 window |
|
Secretary of State Antony Blinken
(Oct., 2022) |
on a “much faster timeline” than previously thought. |
|
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific
Security Affairs Ely Ratner
(July, 2022) |
“only a matter of time” |
|
Minihan,
the leader of Air Mobility Command |
2025 |
|
Jacob Stokes, a senior fellow focused on U.S.-China
relations at the Center for a New American Security, |
before 2027, a crisis or incident that could spiral
out of control |
|
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul |
agreeing with the assessment on “Fox News Sunday.” |
|
Sen. Todd Young (Ind.) |
2025 |
|
House Armed Services Committee ranking member Adam Smith
(D-Wash.) |
the
2025 timeline for such an event was “not only not
inevitable” but “highly unlikely,” |
|
Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey |
2025
, a“bad judgment” |
|
Gen. Mark
Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(Nov. 2022) |
it
will be “some time” before the Chinese have the military capability
to invade Taiwan. |
|
news.yahoo.com/general-memo-spurs-debate-could-110000282.html |
|
The Guardian, 2023-1-1: Ukraine
is in the headlines now. But a whole new world of conflict is about
to erupt，Taiwan,
North Korea, Iran and Palestine
are all potential flashpoints
NBC, 2022-12-27: Taiwan to extend military conscription to one year, citing threat from China |
|
WSJ, 2022-12-27 |
a once politically unpalatable move that has become imperative in
the face of growing
concerns about a Chinese attack and intensifying competition between
Washington and Beijing.
wsj.com/articles/taiwan-to-extend-mandatory-military-service-11672129529 |
|
PBS,
AP,
2022-12-27 |
The White House welcomed the announcement on conscription reform, saying it
underscores Taiwan’s commitment to self-defense and strengthens deterrence...mong
the youngest demographic group of 20-24, however, only 35.6
percent said they would support an extension
pbs.org/newshour/world/taiwan-extends-compulsory-military-service-from-4-months-to-1-year |
|
CNN,
2022-12-27 |
Chinese
soldiers can only make an amphibious landing after taking control of
the air and the sea...before
they land, there will likely be bombing and blockade, and we need
people to deliver goods and guide residents to air raid shelters
edition.cnn.com/2022/12/27/asia/taiwan-military-conscription-intl-hnk/index.html |
|
Washington Post, 12-27 |
It had been a widely debated topic for a long time, but faced with
Chinese threats, the government was left little room to be hesitant
washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/27/taiwan-military-mandatory-service-china/ |
|
Mainichi
Japan
,
2022-12-28 |
The change is said to have come at the request of the United States
mainichi.jp/english/articles/20221227/p2g/00m/0in/058000c
|
|
GT (China), 2022-12-27 |
"a
deplorable decision" made under US
pressure
/
the DPP authorities might
incorporate some conscripts into the "cyber army" to engage in
collecting intelligence and conduct information warfare against the
mainland, given their relatively weak capabilities on the real
battlefield.
...expecting
that the US may ask Taiwan authorities to increase the defense
budget to purchase more US weapons and ensure the island's military
is in line with US strategy. globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1282753.shtml
12-27 |
News
◆
Economist, 2023-3-29: a Taiwanese policy adviser frames voters'
choice as one between “peace or war” ...The
DPP has
criticised KMT's "embracing appeasement”,
but it, too,
worries about conflict ◆
Taiwan is losing its friends. Economist
(2023-3-28) :With China's wallet growing ever
larger, Taiwan may instead need to hope that historical ties
help to sustain the loyalty of its few remaining diplomatic
partners ◆ AFP (2023-3-28): Latin America has been crucial to the diplomatic struggle between Beijing
and Taipei since they separated in 1949, after the Chinese civil war....the
decision by Honduras was a blow to Washington
◆
Foreign
Affairs, 2023-3-21: J. Chen Weiss:
Alarm Over a Chinese Invasion Could Become
a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. ◆
Economist,
2023-3-9:
War is no longer a
remote possibility, because an unstated bargain has frayed. Taiwan
could resist an attack on its own only for days or weeks, any
conflict could escalate quickly into a superpower confrontation.◆
USNI, 2023-3-21:
U.S. Needs Air
Superiority, Ship-Killing Weapons to Defend Taiwan, Pacific Air
Forces Commander Says...
he doesn’t think
China wants to engage in this fight.
◆
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 2023-3-9:
Taiwan's
"porcupine strategy"
calls for Taiwan to arm itself with thousands of mobile
anti-ship and anti-air weapons, sea mines, drone strike systems,
and other smaller, mobile systems. While
it still struggles with two challenges: a continued
preference for big-ticket defense systems, and US delays in
delivering weapons ◆
Economist,
2023-3-6:
Taiwan's
fate will, ultimately, be decided by the battle-readiness of its
people
◆
Reuters,
2023-3-5:
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged "peaceful reunification" with Taiwan...Taiwan
holds presidential and parliamentary elections in early 2024 and
tensions with China are likely to dominate campaigning
◆
USNI, 2023-3-2:
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl
testified before the House Armed Services Committee that he does not
think China will attempt to invade Taiwan before 2027.
◆ Reuters,
2023-2-28:
The threat of China invading Taiwan has moved
to the centre of global money managers' risk radars and is
factoring in their investment decisions,"China wouldn't have to
invade Taiwan or actually get hot to just cause a stir in that
part of the market" ◆
Washington
Post, ABC news, 2023-2-27:
CIA chief: Xi Jinping
has instructed his country's military to “be ready by 2027” to invade Taiwan;
China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan ◆
New
York Times, 2023-2-27:
the Chinese are prepared to wage a much
broader type of warfare that would reach deep into American society.
The U.S. economy is heavily dependent on Chinese
resources and manufactured goods ◆
EurAsian Times, 2023-2-26:
"No Boots On Ground':
Majority
Of US Voters' Chicken Out’ From
Sending Soldiers To Taiwan To Battle China
◆ New York Times, 2023-2-22:
TSMC might have been forced to set up a factory in the United
States because of political considerations, but so far, the Phoenix
project has yielded very little benefit for TSMC or Taiwan.
◆ Bloomberg, 2023-2-22:
Holding off the PLA for two weeks is a key goal of Taiwan's
military because it would allow time for the US and other allies to come to its aid.
◆
Economist, 2023-2-18:
China still relies on
Russia for certain crucial military components, which makes the
friendship central to any plans China might have to invade
Taiwan (CBS
2023-2-19: China
considering providing "lethal support" to aid Russian invasion
of Ukraine, Blinken says) ◆Washington
Post, 2023-2-20:
growing concern — conviction even — that war between the United
States and China could be coming.
The U.S. should deter — not provoke — Beijing over Taiwan.
◆
NY Times,
2023-2-15:
An active
denial strategy that focuses on supplying defensive weapons to
U.S. allies and a lower-profile, more agile deployment of U.S.
forces in the region would raise the costs of Chinese military
action without exacerbating China's
own sense of insecurity
◆
Bloomberg, 2023-2-5:
the US position
on the island remains equivocal. The intention is to avoid
provoking Beijing, yet the consequence is to weaken deterrence.
◆
Washington
Post, 2023-2-3: (China's)
state-run People's
Daily said the United States must drop its “obsession” with
containing China.
◆
Washington Post, 2023-2-2:
Japan must do more, and faster, to avert war over Taiwan...Crudely,
Japan seems to be prepared to push back against only Chinese
assets that are clearly poised to attack its sovereign
territory.
◆
New York
Times,
2023-2-1:
The United States is
increasing its military presence in the Philippines
, the Philippines is among the most geographically close
to Taiwan...is crucial to countering
China in the event it attacks Taiwan
◆
The Hill,
2023-1-23: the U.S. defense industrial base
is not currently equipped to support a protracted conventional war...How
do you effectively deter if you don’t have sufficient stockpiles of the
kinds of munitions you’re going to need for a China-Taiwan Strait kind
of scenario? ◆
Modern War Institute at West
point, 2022-12-19:
Taiwan has mostly accepted the need to
shift to a “porcupine strategy” ... implementation has been
slow. And Taiwan has neglected to cultivate the guerrilla-style
resistance forces that will be necessary to counter an
occupation. ◆ Wall
Street Journal, 2023-1-26:
Will the U.S. Really Defend Taiwan?
Washington is strategically unprepared for a crisis and Biden's
policies are hampering deterrence
◆
Bloomberg, 2023-1-21:
A more
effective structure would de-emphasize vulnerable combat aircraft and surface
ships and emphasize instead land-based anti-air and anti-ship capabilities. This
is what some commentators have called the "porcupine strategy"
◆
New York Times, 2023-1-21:
Glaser warns that
symbolic victories may
not be worth the cost of provoking China
... "But
the bottom line is, this is a fight over symbolism"
said Dan Blumenthal
◆
War On The Rocks, 2023-1-20:
Training, Not Arms Sales, Should Be the New Priority
◆
USA Today, 2023-1-20:
Taiwan's envoy to the US says her island
has learned lessons from Ukraine's war that will help it deter, defend against
an attack by China. Among the lessons: preparing for the kind of all-of-society
fight Ukrainians are waging against Russia
◆
AFP, 2023-1-21:
Blinken sees lower US tensions with China but risks on Taiwan
◆ WSJ,
2023-1-19:
The Heritage Foundation's latest 'Index of U.S. Military
Strength' warns of declining power in the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
Taiwan is
ramping up its spending on defense but its conscription and readiness are
underwhelming. ◆
CNN, 2023-1-20:
In
Taiwan, ex-conscripts feel unprepared for potential China conflict
◆ Economist,
2023-1-19: TSMC
is playing a subtle game of diplomacy in
which its business interests come first
◆
France 24, 2022-12-26:
Seventy-one
warplanes deployed by China in war drills
-
the
largest reported incursion to date ◆
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CNN, 2023-3-28: In 2023's “Asia's
50 Best Restaurants,
Taiwan ranks No. 9 among Asia's countries, Taipei ranks No. 17 among Asia's
cities, Taipei's Mume restaurant ranks No. 45 in top 50 restaurants, the number
of Taiwan's restaurants entering top 50 is the least in recent 10 years.
Taipei's Logy ranks No. 57, but its chef is a Japanese. Tapei's Adachi
Sushi ranks No. 87, Kaohsiung's Liberte ranks No. 96.
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Asia’s 50 Best
Restaurants 2023
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50 |
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rank |
countries with the most wins |
number of
restaurants selected |
rank |
cities with the most wins |
number of
restaurants selected |
|
1 |
China
(Hong Kong 5,
Shanghai 2, ShenZhen 1, Macau 2, Beijing 1) |
11 |
1 |
Bangkok (Thailand ) |
9 |
|
2 |
Japan
(Tokyo 7, Osaka 1,
Wakayama 1, Kyoto 1) |
10 |
2 |
Singapore |
9 |
|
3 |
Thailand
(Bangkok 9) |
9 |
3 |
Tokyo (Japan)
|
7 |
|
4 |
Singapore |
7 |
4 |
Hong Kong (China) |
5 |
|
5 |
S. Korea
|
4 |
5 |
Seoul (S. Korea) |
4 |
|
6 |
India
|
3 |
6 |
Shanghai (China) |
2 |
|
7 |
Philippines
|
2 |
7 |
Macau (China) |
2 |
|
8 |
Vietnam |
1 |
8 |
Manila
(Philippines) |
2 |
|
9 |
Taiwan
|
1 |
9 |
Osaka (Japan) |
1 |
|
♣
No.1 Le Du (Thai.), No.2 Sezanne (Japan), No.3 Nusara
(Thai.), 4. Den (Japan), 5 Gaggan Anans (Thai.)...No. 45
Mume (Taiwan Taipei)
♣
Bangkok has long been considered a
world capital when it comes to street food. But these
days, its fine dining scene is proving to be just as
alluring.
Though most of the winners on the list are fine dining
restaurants, one street food eatery managed to break
through the pack – Bangkok’s Michelin-starred Raan Jay
Fai |
10 |
Wakayama (Japan) |
1 |
|
11 |
Mumbai (India) |
1 |
|
12 |
New Delhi (India) |
1 |
|
13 |
Chennai (India) |
1 |
|
14 |
ShenZhen (China) |
1 |
|
15 |
Kyoto (Japan) |
1 |
|
16 |
Ho Chi Minh
(Vietnam) |
1 |
|
17 |
Taipei (Taiwan) |
1 |
|
18 |
Beijing (Chn) |
1 |
|
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Biden :
"U.S. forces, U.S. men and women
would defend Taiwan"
|
Chicago Tribune, 2022-9-23 |
Biden pokes at China again over Taiwan. At
what cost to US national interests?
if
China needs to be confronted militarily (and that's
unlikely), Taiwan is precisely the wrong place to try to do that
chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-taiwan-china-biden-tensions-20220922-tjd6rxcmozgunew3djsycoodsa-story.html |
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CNN
(US), 2022-9-20 |
looks like the US has moved from ambiguity to deterrence...
Biden's remarks don't necessarily equate to how he would behave
in a real crisis.
edition.cnn.com/2022/09/19/world/joe-biden-taiwan-answer-analysis/index.html
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Washington Examiner (US),
2022-9-20 |
wrong to commit to Taiwan's defense unambiguously,
two
key concerns here.
(1) Taiwan's defense spending remains ludicrously low in
face of the existential threat it faces.
(2)
It's one thing to tell a pollster that you're willing to fight
and die for your country. It's a different thing to take
painstaking steps to prepare for that eventuality. And the hard
truth is that far too few Taiwanese are currently taking those
steps
msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-two-problems-with-bidens-taiwan-defense-pledge/ar-AA120KGw |
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Japan Times (Japan), 2022-9-20 |
Cornell
prof. called Biden's
remarks “dangerous",
this
new combo (a pledge to send troops + decisions about
independence are Taiwan’s) suggests an unconditional commitment,
U.S. is issuing Taiwan a blank check
japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/20/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/biden-taiwan-remarks-uncertainty/ |
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Bloomberg, 2022-9-20 |
“Such comments will do more to feed Beijing's
sense of urgency than they will bolster deterrence”
Taiwan's
leaders could move closer to independence
msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-s-vow-to-defend-taiwan-makes-us-policy-shift-explicit/ar-AA123qxX |
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Politico,
2022-9-19 |
The big question is, what are the costs we're really willing to
pay?” Stanford's Skylar Mastro said.
politico.com/news/2022/09/19/biden-leaves-no-doubt-strategic-ambiguity-toward-taiwan-is-dead-00057658
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Washington Post, 2022-9-19 |
Yet presidential pronouncements alone can only deter China so
much... Congress should provide Mr. Biden and his successors
with a stronger set of legislative instructions
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/19/biden-china-taiwan-60-minutes/ |
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DW
(Germany), 2022-9-19 |
scholars: "it
can lead to very different results than what Biden might be thinking he has the
capacity to do,"," US "strategic ambiguity is
becoming more strategic and less ambiguous."
dw.com/en/biden-us-forces-would-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades/a-63166248 |
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Le Monde (France), 2022-9-19 |
Alors que l’occupant de la Maison Blanche a tenu des propos forts sur le
dossier taïwanais dimanche soir, la Chine a dénoncé « une grave
violation de [son] engagement important à ne pas soutenir l’indépendance
de Taïwan .
lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/09/19/joe-biden-affirme-que-les-etats-unis-defendraient-taiwan-en-cas-d-invasion-chinoise_6142183_3210.html |
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France
24 (France), 2022-9-19 |
most explicit statement so far on the issue,
something sure to anger Beijing.。Biden's
Asia policy czar, Kurt Campbell, has in the past rejected any move to
"strategic clarity" over Taiwan, saying there were "significant
downsides" to such an approach”msn.com/en-gb/news/world/biden-says-us-forces-would-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades/ar-AA11YIsO |
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Daily
Express (UK), 2022-9-19 |
Bonnie Glaser:
"
if Mr Biden makes such pledges he needs
the "capability" to back them up,
If President Biden plans to defend Taiwan, then he should
make sure the U.S. military has the capability to do so",
“"Rhetorical support
that isn't backed up by real capabilities is unlikely to strengthen
deterrence"
express.co.uk/news/world/1671100/Joe-Biden-Taiwan-China-Xi-Jinping-CBS-Nancy-Pelosi-White-House-ont |
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Bloomberg
(US), 2022-9-19 |
Expert Bonnie Glaser:
“China has long assumed that the US would intervene to defend
Taiwan, so these statements don’t change PLA plans”,
Prof. Lev Nachman:
“The
worry is that this will exacerbate Taiwan's current high-tension moment
rather than reduce it.。”
Bloomberg msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-says-us-would-defend-taiwan-from-unprecedented-attack/ar-AA11Yf55 |
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Washington Post (US), 2022-9-19 |
Biden’s most hawkish comments on Taiwan yet / The
implications for that are huge. This is still in the realm of the
hypothetical, but it’s a majorly consequential hypothetical that now
includes a firm commitment — whether that firm commitment is technically
official policy or not
washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/09/19/biden-taiwan-china-defense/ |
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Global Times (CHN) , 2022-9-19 |
his most explicit answer so far on the question, which analysts believe
suggested a shifting process in Washington's decades-long "strategic
ambiguity" policy ...not
only his personal views, but also those in his White House team and
various political forces on Capitol Hill. China clearly knows that
the US is trying to erode its "one-China policy." If the US moves
further toward such "strategic clarity" that is entirely targeted
against the Chinese mainland and supports Taiwan's pro-independence
behaviors, we will certainly have diplomatic, military and economic
countermeasures for them, Xin said.
globaltimes.cn/page/202209/1275600.shtml
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The Conversation
(Australia),
2022-9-20 |
so does this support mean economic
aid, supply of weapons or U.S. boots on the ground? China and Taiwan are
left guessing if – and to what extent – the U.S. will be involved in any
China-Taiwan conflict.
news.yahoo.com/biden-again-indicates-us-defend-181440760.html |
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Can
"silicon shield" protect
Taiwan? |
|
New York Times,
2022-9-9 |
Taiwan is
protected by something far more subtle —The
"silicon shield"...If
it is clear that China will be better off with a steady flow of chips from
Taiwan, peace is likely to prevail |
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New York Times,
2022-8-29 |
Analysts debate how much
protection China's reliance on Taiwan gives
it. Some argue that calculations over
supply chains are insignificant in a decision over war. |
|
National
Interest,
2022-5-15 |
Taiwan's
“silicon shield”—the name for a strategy that entrusts the island's
defense to both Chinese and American reliance on its semiconductors—is
an outmoded concept that burdens the United States, emboldens Taiwan,
and fails to deter China |
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VOA News,
2021-5-10 |
Song Hong, assistant general director at the
Institute of World Economics and Politics under the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences shrugged off the
geopolitical implications of Taiwan’s silicon shield, saying that China
views Taiwanese issues as domestic affairs and will not be deterred from
its goals by U.S. action |
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Fox News,
2022-8-26 |
Why would the U.S. fight China over Taiwan, Trade is the key reason and
the aforementioned importance of semiconductor production is the glue |
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◆ New
York Times, 2022-9-9:
Now,
Taiwan is protected by
the "silicon
shield"...
“The most advanced category
of mass-produced semiconductors — is known as 5 nm. Taiwan
TSMC makes about 90 percent of them. U.S. factories make
none.”
If it is clear that China will be better off with a
steady flow of chips from Taiwan, peace is likely to prevail.
nytimes.com/2022/09/09/business/silicon-markets-china-taiwan.html
Taiwan dominates
the global production of computer chips /
◆
BBC, 2022-1-12,
source: The Military Balnce, IISS 2021 |
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Taiwan |
S. Korea |
China |
Other |
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65% |
18% |
5% |
12% |
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news.yahoo.com/china-taiwan-really-simple-guide-142542268.html |
◆ New
York Times, 2022-1-25: 75
percent of production takes place in East Asia.
Ninety percent of the most advanced chips are made in
Taiwan...China
could use economic coercion, cyber operations and hybrid tactics to try to
seize or harm Taiwan's semiconductor industry — Biden
promised he would work to bring production of semiconductor chips back to the
United States.
nytimes.com/2022/01/26/us/politics/computer-chip-shortage-taiwan.html
◆
CBS, 2022-7-8:
Taiwan accounts for 64% of the total
chip foundry market, according to data from TrendForce. Taiwan Semiconductor
Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, accounted for 53% of total foundry revenue in
2021, according to TrendForce.
cnbc.com/2022/07/08/why-tensions-between-china-and-taiwan-are-on-the-rise.html
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|
World's Best Hospitals 2023
by Newsweek
comparison among Asia's selected 12 countries
newsweek.com/rankings/worlds-best-hospitals-2023 |
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Asia's rank |
country |
total number of top 250
hospitals |
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1 |
Japan |
18 |
|
2 |
S.
Korea |
18 |
|
3 |
Australia |
7 |
|
4 |
Singapore |
5 |
|
5 |
Israel |
3 |
|
6 |
India |
3 |
|
7 |
Thailand |
1 |
|
8 |
UAE |
1 |
|
9 |
Taiwan |
1 |
|
10 |
Saudi Arabia, Malaysia,
Indonesia |
0 |
Taiwan's NTU Hospital ranks world No. 249
Asia's
China, etc are
not included in survey list - 28 countries |
Opinion
- Why is
Taiwan behind ?
(1) Taiwan got highest
CovID death rate in Asia and entire world
again and again.
/
"Medicine
should be prescribed but not prescribed, medicine should be taken but not taken",
bad record of
"failure to administer CovID remedy/medicine in
time".
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