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Taiwan has reasons to worry Trump

　

◆New York Times, 2026-3-31 Trump-Xi summit prompts speculation about whether Mr. Trump could soften U.S. verbal support for Taiwan. Some experts have said, e.g., that Mr. Xi may try to coax Mr. Trump to say that the United States opposes independence for Taiwan, which could magnify jitters in Taiwan about Mr. Trump's commitment to the island.
◆National Interest, 2026-3-31 Nuclear-armed countries are becoming increasingly comfortable with making nuclear threats while US credibility fades. Allies increasingly question the reliability of US commitments, even as technological advances fail to deliver greater security. US force posture adjustments have compounded these concerns. The longstanding question of whether the United States would risk Los Angeles to defend Seoul or Tokyo is no longer theoretical...
◆The WEEK UK, 2026-4-1 there is growing scepticism in Taipei that Trump would intervene militarily in the event of a full-blown Chinese attack.
◆Eurasian Times, 2026-3-31 Since 1949, Taiwan has relied on the United States as a security guarantor against a potential Chinese invasion. The United States' global credibility is a concern. An unreliable ally reduces Taiwanese willingness to resist military threats from China.
◆Bloomberg, BostonGlobe, 2026-3-29 Beijing continues to develop new nuclear-capable delivery systems, including an intercontinental ballistic missile and hypersonic warheads designed to evade missile defenses — along with Trump's occasional threats to pull back military support — has undermined confidence in Washington's ability to ensure the security of allies such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.  proliferation cascade—“If South Korea goes, Japan goes", "Then Taiwan goes. Then China is in a panic and they now have a timer for their invasion of Taiwan."
◆Washington Post, 2026-3-28 attacks on Iran, along with the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman leader , have been a show of American military might that could deter China  —  Taiwan's law maker Chen said:  That deterrence only works, however, if U.S. capabilities are readily available in Asia; If the conflict extends another month, Chen said, Taiwan's leaders will be wholly absorbed by an energy crisis, with little time to focus on China's military buildup or its increasing efforts to infiltrate Taiwanese society.
◆The Telegraph, 2026-3-29 According to a report from Rusi, the US is at most a month away from depleting its arsenal of THAAD air defences, and the ATACMs and PrSM ground-attack missiles. PrSMs were developed to repel an invasion of Taiwan. The demands of the war would diminish the US's ability to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
◆The Telegraph, 2026-3-28 “From the Chinese perspective, the longer the US is involved in the region plays into its benefit because it really depletes US stockpiles in terms of missiles and ammunition,”  a senior analyst at the Crisis Group said, it's likely to also create disruption to US supply to allies, especially Taiwan.  “For Taiwan, the concern is about whether the Taiwan issue will be relegated to the back-burner "
◆Wall Street Journal, 2026-3-26 Trump's ambivalence on Taiwan opens a historic opportunity for China.  Xi sees Trump as unwilling to come to Taiwan's defense—especially if America's involvement in the Middle East, which has led the U.S. to redirect major military assets away from Asia, continues to distract Washington.
◆Economist, 2026-3-26 Does the Iran war increase the risk of a Chinese attack on Taiwan? China has reason to wait, but its window of opportunity has widened.
◆Wall Street Journal, 2026-3-23 There is growing chatter in Washington that Trump could tell Xi the U.S. explicitly “opposes” Taiwan declaring formal independence from China rather than simply not supporting it.  Taipei faces pressure to give Trump whatever he asks for, Taiwanese expert said, “but without promises, without firm commitment to Taiwan's security.”
◆Japan Times, 2026-3-22 Would Japan and the US risk war with a major nuclear power and the world's second-largest military spender over actions portrayed as customs enforcement? Would they want to take responsibility for a crisis-stricken Taiwan? The answer may well be no, especially at a time when the US is hemorrhaging blood and treasure, owing to Trump's multiplying military adventures abroad. 
◆Financial Review, 2026-3-24 To be sure, war is very much a matter of reserves of weapons, supply chains and logistics. In the immediate term, the US military will be stretched if it is needed in Asia...it becomes an assessment of the balance of resolve between the two great powers, and in practice, a guessing game about Trump's nerve and psychological willingness to escalate.
◆Foreign Affairs, 2026-3-20  Instead of signaling resolve to defend Taiwan, Trump took to acknowledging the importance that China places on the island. there is more to gain from productive and predictable relations with China than adversarial ones. Trump's recalibration also appears to be the result of a recognition that China can inflict serious damage in response to American economic coercion.
◆  Associated Press, 2026-3-18 Transfers of military assets from the Indo-Pacific region to the Middle East,, including a sizable portion of Marines deployed there as part of a rapid-response unit and an anti-missile defense system, have raised concerns that the U.S. could get distracted from its own stated priority to refocus on Asia.“The longer this war continues, and the more forces that are shifted out of Asia, the more it will feed Asian allies’ concerns about U.S. distraction and resource constraints,”
◆  Military Times, 2026-3-18 President Trump postpones trip to China, where Taiwan was expected to be discussed, amid ongoing tensions between China and Taiwan over sovereignty claims.
◆  NBC, 2026-3-17  Expectations for the Trump-Xi summit, which comes after years of turbulence in U.S.-China relations, have generally been low.“ a grand bargain is increasingly unlikely”
◆  Reuters, 2026-3-17 Trump's  request to delay the planned summit in Beijing shows how the Iran conflict has upended his foreign policy agenda and added war to trade and Taiwan among ‌the spectrum of issues separating the world's two biggest economies.
◆  New York Times, 2026-3-16 Trump has threatened to postpone a long-planned summit with Chinese leader Xi as he called on China to send warships to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, casting a new shadow over the relationship ... China would see the Trump administration's mixed messaging about the summit as more evidence of how the president's erratic behavior is damaging the United States’ credibility...  much as the war can hurt the Chinese economy, it is likely to hurt the U.S. and its global capacity and standing even more
◆  Reuters, 2026-3-13 Trump's moves to secure a favorable trade deal with China have raised concerns among some China watchers that he could curb U.S. military support for Taiwan. Beijing was seeking to delay U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and has ​been trying to create a better atmosphere ahead of the summit, including by toning down military pressure on the island.
New US weapons for Taiwan could be approved after Trump's China trip, sources say. 
◆  New York Times, 2026-3-11 China military flights near Taiwan resume after mysterious seven-day.
A Taiwanese expert said Given that Mr. Trump's administration is already engaged in war with Iran, “I think that Xi doesn't want Trump to think that Beijing is adding to the trouble”. “Beijing wants the Xi-Trump summit to go ahead smoothly, maintaining China's image as a great power on equal footing with the United States”
◆  CNN, 2026-3-8 Trump-Xi summit is expected to address a wide range of key issues, from trade frictions to Taiwan. Beijing has seized the moment to project an image of a reliable and responsible superpower – in a sharp contrast to the US, which has injected uncertainties into the world through new wars, and the launch of a global trade war against close allies and China.
◆  Washington Post, 2026-3-7 arms package for Taiwan has been delayed, reportedly because Trump is concerned about upsetting Xi before their talks. He appears to be prioritizing getting a trade deal with China over assisting with Taiwan's defense, but the best way to promote stability is to make China believe an invasion wouldn't succeed.
A conflict would also expose gaping vulnerabilities in the U.S. military. Semiconductors, or microchips, are foundational in missile systems, fighter jets and GPS satellites.

　

　

TIME, 2026-3-6 Lai Ching-te's ruling China-skeptic Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) is all at sea, with low approval ratings, a deadlocked legislature, political infighting, and a failed recall campaign that aimed to unseat lawmakers for the pro-Beijing opposition Nationalist Party, or KMT. These doldrums have spurred a revival for the KMT, which seeks security in closer ties with Beijing. And the KMT's message is gaining credence precisely because of the mercurial nature of the Trump Administration, as spotlighted by the Iran war, which has cast grave doubt on U.S. security guarantees.
◆  ABC (Australia), 2026-3-5 China could benefit from US distraction. Already, Washington's military campaign in Iran has pulled assets from the region. Precious US military stocks and munitions that would have served as a deterrent to China are also being rapidly depleted.  US diplomats have even questioned whether China would use the opportunity to seize the island.
◆  Brookings, 2026-3-4 Few issues in America's diplomatic portfolio are more sensitive or consequential than America’s approach to Taiwan and cross-Strait relations. The words and actions that leaders in Beijing, Taipei, and Washington embrace have the power to move markets and carry implications for war and peace.
◆  Foreign Affairs, 2026-3-3 KMT chair: Working with both Beijing and Washington is not only possible but necessary. Neither side should view such an approach as a betrayal. In essence, the 1992 consensus functions as a form of strategic ambiguity. For Taiwan, this ambiguity is not a weakness; it is a strategic asset.
◆  Reuters, 2026-3-4 Trump's Asian allies fear Iran war will sap defences against China. "The U.S. Navy is stretched thin," said expert ​at the Hudson Institute. If the war dragged on, there was a realistic possibility that ‌the United States could draw down its naval strength in Asia to reinforce the Iran conflict.
◆  Defense News, 2026-3-3 A scholar at Taiwan's Tamkang University believes the U.S. government already considers Taiwan a lower priority than Ukraine, Israel, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and Asian allies Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines.  The strategy's focus on sales that fortify the American defense industry could backfire in Taiwan if it “strengthens the narrative by the Chinese government and by some (Taiwan opposition) politicians that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are self-serving and exploitative” .
◆  The Des Moines Register, 2026-2-28 Even a "limited strike” Mideast war will expend large amounts of US reserve munitions, while war games have shown the U.S. could run out of critical munitions in days in a war with China alone.   China's President Xi Jinping has said that China will be ready for a Taiwan conflict next year.
◆  China Daily, 2026-2-28 China: Purchase of US-made weapons to push Taiwan closer to the peril of war.
◆  New York Times, 2026-2-27 The Trump administration has delayed announcing a package of arms sales to Taiwan to avoid upsetting Xi Jinping.  U.S. arms support for Taiwan has strong bipartisan support in Congress; but Xi warned Trump that the U.S. position on Taiwan was “the most important issue in China-U.S. relations” and that China “will never allow Taiwan to be separated from China.” According to John R. Bolton, Trump has been dismissive of Taiwan in private, by contrast, has consistently expressed admiration for Xi.
◆  Univ. of Nottingham, TaiwanInsight.org, 2026-2-27 Trump comments suggest Taiwan's defense is up for negotiation with China.  Trump alarmed earlier this month after comments suggesting that he would decide whether to suspend arms sales to Taiwan after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April.
The suggestion from Taiwan's KMT is that the US is seeking to reduce dependency on Taiwan in the realm of semiconductors so that it can abandon Taiwan at will.
◆  Global Times, 2026-2-28 "It would be wrong if the US administration thinks that a temporary 'delay' could work out. If the US administration truly acknowledges the sensitivity of arms sales to Taiwan region and its detrimental impact on China-US relations, it should completely cancel arms sales to Taiwan," a research fellow at the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies said.
◆  New York Times, 2026-2-24 Washington has been forced to reconsider its position on Taiwan. For decades, America's commitment to the island was based on geopolitics, respect for democracy and containing China. It was viewed as a lopsided arrangement that was good for Taiwan a

　

　

◆  Sydney Morning Herald, 2026-2-18 Trump suggested he was consulting Chinese President Xi Jinping about future American arms sales to Taiwan.  a Taiwan expert at the Council on Foreign Relations calls Trump's statement “deeply misguided” and says it will deeply worry Taipei.  "We should not give the PRC a veto on arms sales to Taiwan"; and his timing is atrocious. Taiwanese lawmakers are debating a special budget.  USC professor said even if Trump was not violating the letter of the Six Assurances, he was violating the spirit. "it is a departure from long-standing US policy in the strait".
◆  Newsweek, 2026-2-17  It appears to be the first time a U.S. president has publicly disclosed that the future of arms sales was being discussed with Beijing; That could amount to a breach of Washington's “Six Assurances” to Taiwan. But Trump doesn't know or care about those assurances and won't be bound by them.”
◆  SEMAFOR, 2026-2-18 US President Donald Trump suggested Monday he was discussing future Taiwan weapons sales with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, which would signal a stunning reversal of decadeslong US policy. From Beijing's perspective, trends in Taiwan are moving in a positive direction, some experts think Xi is satisfied with mere momentum toward his goal of Taiwan “reunification.”
◆  Bloomberg, 2026-2-17 Trump Says He'll Soon Make Decision on Weapon Sales to Taiwan.  The US's military support for Taiwan has become one of the key points of contention between Washington and Beijing before the countries' leaders are slated to meet in April in China
◆  BBC, 2026-2-17 China is hitting Japan where it hurts. Will PM Takaichi give in? "Taiwan is the core of Chinese core interests, which means that Beijing is more likely to take a hardline position than in past episodes".  Compared to previous incidents, the US response to the latest spat "has been muted so far, which may embolden China", said CSIS expert.
◆  New York Post, 2026-2-13 AOC won't say whether US should defend Taiwan if China invades.  She believes Trump has played “hokey-pokey” with “many of our commitments,” including foreign aid and the Paris agreement.
◆  Asia Times, 2026-2-13 director of Defense Priorities says the US National Defense Strategy (NDS) made no mention of Taiwan whatsoever, a clear indication that Taiwan does not constitute a vital US national interest.  The US is quite willing to send arms to Taiwan, but defending the island with American forces may no longer be in the cards.
◆  Global Times, 2026-2-14 Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs to people in Taiwan: If you trust the US as your friend, it can kill you. Don't think the US is going to save you if you do something that does not make sense.
◆  Council on Foreign Relations, 2026-2-12 the US does not want to find itself in the position of being unable to fight a war over Taiwan because it cannot get the chips it needs for its weapons. Lutnick added, “We're going to bring it all over so we become self-sufficient in the capacity of building semiconductors.  But Taiwan will not allow its chip industry to be “hollowed out.” Taiwanese people believe the island's semiconductor prowess provides security and they fear that if the US no longer needs Taiwan for chips, it will have less of an incentive to defend it.
◆ AFP, 2026-2-12 Trump's efforts to force Taiwanese chipmakers to increase production capacity in the United States and his insistence that Taiwan spend more on defence has fuelled concerns about his willingness to protect the island.  Xi's recent purge of his top generals has sparked speculation about what it might mean for Beijing's timeline to potentially attack Taiwan, which some US officials have suggested could be in 2027.
◆ Bloomberg, 2026-2-10 After Takaichi wins historic mandate, Trump praised her "Peace Through Strength Agenda".  Treasury Secretary : "When Japan is strong, the US is strong in Asia".  Xinhua senior editor wrote "Japan is set to become more provocative on the Taiwan question".  China has become increasingly intolerant for such perceived violations of its primary red line, concerned they would embolden "separatists" in Taiwan. 
◆ CNBC, 2026-2-10 Taiwan Vice Premier said she had made it clear to Washington that the country's semiconductor ecosystem, built over decades, could not simply be relocated.  Analysts point to Taiwan's deeply integrated semiconductor ecosystem, U.S. labor shortages and elevated costs as some of the key obstacles. This Silicon Shield could further discourage Taiwan from shifting its supply chains abroad.
◆ Washington Examiner, 2026-2-10 In April. Taiwan is expected to be a tense topic at this Xi-Trump summit as the White House remains outwardly committed to defending the island.
◆ Heritage Foundation, 2026-2-10 the U.S. increasingly expects allies and partners to shoulder more of the burden for their own security and the NSS explicitly calls on Taiwan to increase its defense budget.  Taiwanese legislators moved to block a critical increase in the defense budget which risks damaging Taiwan-U.S. relations.  Taiwanese legislators have some legitimate concerns about the transparency and funding source of the defense package.  The U.S. should also expedite its shipment of already-promised capabilities to Taiwan to alleviate concerns that weapons that could never arrive.
◆ Lowy Institute (Australia), 2026-2-9 Trump's open infatuation with China's Xi Jinping, and his cavalier attitude towards allies and international law, will only reinforce a sense of insecurity among frontline Asian partners that both depend on “iron-clad” American military support as well as a rules-based international order.
◆ Reuters, 2026-2-9  U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the government needed to bring semiconductors to the U.S. "You can't have all semiconductor manufacturing 80 miles from China," he said. "That's just illogical ... So we need to bring ​it back." Taiwan says  40% shift of chip capacity to US is 'impossible'.  last month, Lutnick said that if this does not happen, tariffs on Taiwan would likely rise to 100%.
◆ Financial Times, Bloomberg, 2026-2-7 Trump's state visit to China and meeting with Xi could face uncertainty and disruption.  Xi said the American president must “handle the issue of arms sales to Taiwan with prudence,” That was unusually specific language for Xi, who normally sticks to broad statements on Taiwan.
◆ New York Times, 2026-2-5 presented with the idea that Taiwan could be seen as a threat to China, Mr. Trump then conceded that Taiwan “was a source of pride” for Mr. Xi.  “He considers it to be a part of China, and that's up to him, what he's going to be doing,” Mr. Trump said.

　

　
◆ New York Times, 2026-2-3 While consistently antagonizing the allies that have helped keep Beijing's geostrategic ambitions in check, Mr. Trump has shown little appetite for sustained confrontation with Beijing, appealing for summits and suing for peace in his trade war.  With fewer constraints, both internal and external, Mr. Xi would be free to squeeze Taiwan even harder, backed by a regenerated Chinese military leadership that has been conditioned to execute — not question — his orders.
◆  Foreign Affairs, 2026-2-2 Xi's willingness to strip the high command down to its studs and renovate it at this moment is also a signal that he is relatively comfortable with China's external environment—especially the cross-strait dynamic. The Trump administration does not seem to be especially ready to defend Taiwan: U.S. President Donald Trump said “it's up to Xi” what China does regarding Taiwan, and the National Defense Strategy released by his administration last month omitted any mention of Taiwan. Meanwhile, the political dynamic in Taiwan seems to be shifting in Beijing's favor ahead of the island's next national election in 2028.
◆  Wall Street Journal, 2026-2-1 Beijing views Trump as having little appetite for a costly military intervention in the Taiwan Strait.  “Beijing is convinced it may never see a U.S. president more indifferent to the Taiwan Strait than Trump”.
◆  Politico, 2026-1-30 A Pentagon planning document published this month didn't mention the self-governing island. Compare that with the most recent defense strategy before this, from the Biden administration in 2022, which decried Beijing's “provocative rhetoric and coercive activity towards Taiwan.” It also differs from the NDS in Trump's first term... This marks a shift from the White House's National Security Strategy that declared “deterring a conflict over Taiwan”a key priority.
◆  EurAsian Times, 2026-1-27 No QUAD, No Taiwan in New U.S. Defense Blueprint: Is Trump Leaving Indo-Pacific Allies To The Wolves?  “Fairness” is listed as a guiding principle, meaning the U.S. will no longer tolerate…free-riding” . American allies and partners must work and spend for their own security; American support is now conditional and limited.
◆  The Telegraph, 2026-1-24 The US Defense Department has released a national defense strategy. In a break from decades of US foreign policy, the 34-page report made no reference to Taiwan.
◆  The Irish Times, 2026-1-24 Most people in Taiwan worry that Trump will abandon Taiwan. Or even that Trump will entrap Taiwan.
◆  CNBC, 2026-1-21 China has doubled down on its criticism of the trade deal between Taiwan and the U.S. agreed last week, criticizing the deal for "hollowing out" the island's key industry; the Trump administration for "using Taiwan to contain China."
◆  Asia Nikkei, 2026-1-19 Trump can't be trusted to defend Taiwan. President's words, diplomacy with Xi and economic framing send Beijing wrong signal. asia.nikkei.com/opinion/trump-can-t-be-trusted-to-defend-taiwan
◆  Wall Street Journal, 2026-1-18 Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested Taiwan's security rests not on its fabs but on America's favor: “Our president is the key to protecting their country, so they need to make him happy,”
◆   New York Times, 2026-1-17 Given the stakes, a top priority for American foreign policy must be deterring China without provoking China. a fundamental question: Why should Americans risk their lives and spend billions of dollars defending Taiwanese who aren't clearly willing to make major sacrifices themselves?
◆   Financial Times, 2026-1-17 Taiwanese officials said Taipei would exercise “extreme caution” to avoid any incident at Pratas sparking a broader conflict. “We would consult with our ally”
◆    CGTN,  2026-1-14 China made the comment in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest remarks regarding Taiwan in an interview with the New York Times.   ──   "the Taiwan question belongs to China's internal affairs, and its resolution is a matter for the Chinese people alone".
◆    TIME,  2026-1-6 Venezuela shows what happens when Trump perceives a threat to American interests in America's backyard: overwhelming force, no consultation with Congress, and regime change in a matter of hours. But Taiwan isn’t in America's backyard—it's in China's. And there's little evidence Trump regards Taiwan's security as a core American interest the way he regards hemispheric dominance.
◆    NBC News,  2025-12-30 China fires a warning to the US and simulates Taiwan blockade; Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping had not told him about the exercises but that they did not worry him.  Trump has notably refrained from expressing public support for Japan after its prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, outraged Beijing last month by saying that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response.
◆    Mainichi Shimbun (Japan), Asia Times,  2025-12-28 The US National Security Strategy's stated intentions of American control over the Western Hemisphere represent Trump's own version of that “Roosevelt corollary.” And they will have noted the similarities with what China has been trying to achieve in the South China and East China Seas: strategic control over the whole area inside the island chain connecting Japan to Taiwan and the Philippines.
◆  Wall Street Journal,  2025-12-25 President Trump has played down the likelihood Beijing would use force against the island and appears determined to deepen ties with Xi as the two prepare for an April summit. the Trump administration will seek “a wider range of military-to-military communications with China and “also seek other ways to make clear our peaceful intentions.”
◆  New York Post,  2025-12-24 The Trump administration's approval of an $11.1 billion arms sale is an overdo correction after months of policy changes that favored Beijing over Taipei.  China preparing to ‘win a war on Taiwan’ by 2027, new Pentagon report warns.
◆  China Daily,  2025-12-26 Some foreign forces are adjusting "strategic ambiguity" in a more "precise" direction — treating Taiwan less as a question to be managed and more as a forward position in a broader attempt to contain China.  From hyping the so-called "2027 mainland invasion" claim, to amplifying narratives pushed by certain think tanks in the United States about a "three-phase operational plan" and rolling out slogans and programs such as "whole-of-society defense" and "cognitive operations", the goal is to normalize tension and institutionalize a war mentality.
◆  Responsible Statecraft,  2025-12-24 We must return to strategic ambiguity and resist the temptation of empty platitudes, political stunts, and commitments that we cannot back up.    Categorical statements of support for Taiwan from world leaders in recent years have made Taiwan less, not more secure. If we continue down this path, we will bring about the very outcome we seek to avoid.
◆  WSWS.org,  2025-12-22 Trump approves largest-ever arms sale to Taiwan. The stationing of such weaponry on Taiwan is a calculated provocation designed to undermine the One China policy to which Washington nominally continues to adhere. The US is seeking to exploit Taiwan as a means of drawing China into a war that would significantly weaken the Chinese military and government of President Xi Jinping.
◆  Raw Story, 2025-12-15, 12-13 To the shock of the western world, Trump “cut a deal” to let  Nvidia sell some of their most advanced chips to China after our military and intelligence experts have explicitly warned of the danger that this could accelerate that country's move toward seizing Taiwan and threatening us with World War III.
After giving the Trump family gifts, trademarks, and patents, ... so Trump changed  the rules... and Republicans in Congress are refusing to stop him.
◆  CNN, 2025-12-12 The Trump administration's new national security strategy (NSS)  has nothing to say about China's strategic ambitions … and whether those are compatible with US interests.” Trump has dedicated multiple paragraphs to the island (Taiwan), but the document also softened its language elsewhere – saying the US “does not support any unilateral change to the status quo in the Taiwan Strait,” instead of the previous phrasing of “opposing” any such change.
◆  Washington Post, 2025-12-12 Trump's second term has introduced more uncertainty into Taipei's delicate balancing act between the two superpowers — and is sowing doubt in Taiwan.  Nearly 45 percent of the Taiwanese public thinks that Trump would be unwilling to prevent a Chinese military invasion of Taiwan, according to an October poll.
◆  New York Times, 2025-12-2 Mr. Trump “has sent conflicting messages to Taiwan which have not helped and worried America's allies in the region".
◆  The Guardian,  2025-11-30 Trump has now flipped from waging a trade war to gushing gratitude for an invitation to visit Beijing, obtained during his obsequious phone call to Xi last week. Trump subsequently offered no public assurances to Taiwan ... His truckling to Xi reinforced fears in Taipei and Tokyo that, as Ukraine knows, he's chronically unreliable.
◆  TIME,  2025-11-30 The fate of 23 million Taiwanese hangs in the balance. But in the age of Trump—and whatever one makes of the Japan-China spat—it is clear shared values are taking the backseat.
◆  Wall Street Journal,  2025-11-28 While U.S. silence may deter China, it can also weaken public resolve.  That makes Trump's public silence, coupled with his willingness to turn away from traditional U.S. alliances, a cause for concern for some in Taipei.
◆  The Economist, 2025-11-27 John Bolton: Trump wants to make biggest trade  deal in history, that means a deal with China; He doesn't think of the bigger political military implications, that's not of interest to him. He 's focused on that trade deal.   They (Taiwanese)  should be scared. if Trump gave away Taiwan in a trade negotiation, he would declare victory nonetheless.
Economist:  Trump would need something absolutely astonishingly large and shiny and impressive in return.    There's nothing large enough and shiny enough that China would be willing to give, that's what keeps Taiwan safe.   youtube.com/shorts/h_1y0u3Sl0o
◆  Taipei Times, 2025-11-24 Ryan Hass: There has been much catastrophizing in Taiwan recently about America becoming more unreliable as a bulwark against Chinese pressure. Some of this has been sparked by debates in Washington about whether the United States should defend Taiwan in event of conflict.  Trump's approach is disruptive, transactional, unsentimental, and amoral. Much the same could also be said about Trump's posture toward America's allies in Europe and Asia. Trump's domestic supporters applaud this tougher approach, believing it will prod allies to invest more in their own defense and rely less upon the United States for their security.
◆  Wall Street Journal 2025-11-20 Beijing sees the Trump administration wavering in its commitment to Taiwan. US Admin. officials have characterized Trump's shift as pragmatic deterrence that forces Taipei to fund its own defense capabilities while avoiding symbolic gestures
◆  The Hill , 2025-11-18 US national security community have long advocated a clear, unequivocal, officially vetted U.S. commitment to defend Taiwan. Trump is only the latest U.S. president to decline to embrace such a thing.
◆  Anadolu Agency , 2025-11-19 senior advisor at the International Crisis Group: Trump has “evinced little concern for Taiwan's security.” Trump appears “interested in a narrow deal focused mainly on restoring a more functional trading relationship” with China.
◆  Fox News, 2025-11-1 Compared with other conflict zones, Trump has said little about the prospect of war in the Indo-Pacific, leaving allies and adversaries alike uncertain about how far he would go to defend Taiwan.
◆  East Asia Forum, 2025-11-4 the Trump administration increasingly treats Taiwan not as a strategic partner, but as a bargaining chip to be traded away in broader diplomatic and economic negotiations. The Six Assurances to Taiwan Act's limited constraining power reflects both its design and Congress's reluctance to check the executive.
◆  Financial Times, 2025-10-27 reports are swirling that the Pentagon is about to announce a major reorientation of US defence policy — concentrating on the western hemisphere at the expense of east Asia.
◆  TIME, 2025-10-23 Few places are scrutinizing Trump's flip flops over U.S. backing for Ukraine with greater apprehension than Taiwan. Trump's recalcitrance regarding support for military action over Taiwan is broadly shared by its allies.  Taiwan fears that the combination of Trump's diffidence toward alliances and global acclaim as a war-ending “man of peace” may embolden Xi into finally completing the revolution.  
◆  Economist, 2025-10-23 Taiwan is confronting one of its deepest fears: what happens if America abandons it?  Trump hinted at that in May by suggesting that such a deal would be “great for unification and peace”
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 Trump's actions in the first year of his second term have already contributed to growing anxiety in Taipei about the durability of U.S. support. Concessions to Beijing would increase skepticism among the Taiwanese about the value of investing in deterrence and preparing for a potential crisis.
◆  Financial Times, 2025-10-16 There has long been talk of a grand bargain between China and the United States. From Taiwan's point of view, what's the nightmare?   it would be something like a cessation of military sales, or perhaps a shift in the rhetorical position on Taiwan independence, maybe coming out against it explicitly rather than being ambiguous. But there is still a substantial segment of Taiwanese society that would absolutely refuse to be annexed by PRC.
◆  CBC, Radio-Canada, 2025-10-17 The key issue is whether the United States is going to come to Taiwan's rescue if Taiwan gets invaded;  Taiwan's role is actually to serve as a critical component of the alliance built by the U.S. The U.S. has made it crystal clear that we're trying to recreate a supply chain free of China's influence.
◆  Asia Times, 2025-10-6  a senior fellow, East-West Center, Honolulu: Finally, Washington is gravitating toward the belief that Taiwan is militarily indefensible, which means US forces would not intervene to oppose a PRC attack, Shield or no shield.
◆ The Diplomat,  2025-10-4 The U.S. government is preparing for a military strategy that “does not demand too much from Americans.” The Trump administration has recently begun prioritizing the self-defense of Taiwan over an overt U.S. military intervention in the event of a Taiwan contingency.   Trump seems to be in favor of "Taiwan itself take more responsibility for its own defense" , since he believes that Taiwan should increase its defense spending to 10 percent of its GDP.  thediplomat.com/2025/10/trumps-approach-to-taiwan-is-taking-shape
◆  The Guardian, 2025-9-20 Donald Trump's reported pause on £297m in weapons aid to Taiwan has fuelled fears he is using US support of the island to negotiate with China.
◆  Washington Post, 2025-9-19 Trump declined to approve more than $400 million in military aid to Taiwan this summer, as he tries to negotiate a trade deal and potential summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The decision on the aid package had not yet been finalized.
◆  New York Times, 2025-9-15 Trump so far appears wary of antagonizing Beijing over this issue; He must go further by strongly reaffirming that the United States does not support Taiwan independence, reimposing restrictions on diplomatic contact and stopping  efforts to expand Taipei's participation in international organizations... could also remove  U.S. military trainers from Taiwan and weapon systems in the region that provoke China as much as they deter it.
◆  Monocle (UK), 2025-9-11 Against a formidable neighbour and with a long-term ally in the US that can no longer be fully relied upon – Taiwan must override its reflex to de-escalate – Taiwan will require pay that competes, training that produces capable forces and a broader recruiting base that includes women and specialists.
◆  The Diplomat, 2025-9-6 Washington has made clear that deterrence depends not only on U.S. commitments but also on Taiwan’s own readiness. For U.S. policymakers, Taiwan cannot remain passive or ambiguous; visible action is a prerequisite for credibility. But If Lai pushes too openly for reform and mobilization, he risks triggering public anxiety, economic disruption, and further political erosion.
◆   CBS News,  2025-8-29 Since Mr. Trump returned to the White House in January, there have been growing jitters in Taipei over the strength of the Taiwan-U.S. relationship and Washington's willingness to defend the island if China were to attack.
◆   BBC,  2025-8-26 Taiwan has been criticised for not taking national defence seriously and been urged to raise defence spending, even to as high as 10 per cent of GDP by Donald Trump and other US officials.That the government is unable to get such spending passed means it will continue to face pressure from the US.
◆   Washington Post,  2025-8-23  Trump back in the White House and trying to cut another trade deal with China, fears that the United States might not assist Taiwan in the event of a war have deepened.
◆   Foreign Policy,  2025-8-21 U.S. security guarantees no longer seem as solid as they once were.  Taipei fears that if Trump is willing to do all this just to get a summit with Xi, he might be willing to further accommodate Beijing—e.g.,, by cutting defense sales to Taiwan and formally opposing Taiwan's independence
◆  Global Times, 2025-8-22 if TSMC were to move all its advanced production facilities to the US, the company could face the existential threat of being hollowed out
◆  Global Times, 2025-8-21 US Commerce Secretary warned "For national security, we must manufacture our own chips domestically. We cannot rely on Taiwan, which is 9,500 miles from the US and only 80 miles from China. 99 percent of leading-edge chips should not be made in Taiwan."  US Treasury Secretary echoed Lutnick's remark,  "the single point of failure for the global economy is that 99 percent of the advanced chips in the world are made in Taiwan,"  "And for national security, we have to stop that single point of failure"
◆   Foreign Policy,  2025-8-21, The Atlantic, 2022-5-24, The Guardian, 2021-5-14 Trump once said “Taiwan is like two feet from China. … We are 8,000 miles away. If they invade, there isn’t a fucking thing we can do about it.”
◆◆Reuters, 2025-8-21 Taiwan's 2026 defence budget to exceed 3% of GDP as US presses spending increase.
◆  Global Times, 2025-8-21 China's expert warned that the defense expenditures would erode resources for people's livelihoods, harming the well-being of the Taiwan population in the long run, which would also face backlash from the local public.
China: Such US-Taiwan collusion, be it military aid, arms sale or under any other pretext, reveals the extremely malicious intention of the US to mislead Taiwan into the flames of war, harming Taiwan itself and undermining its interests. 
◆  Brookings, 2025-8-11 The White House recently called off a meeting between Taiwan's defense minister and Pentagon officials and delayed action on military sales.  Ely Ratner on WP:  These concessions send a dangerous signal that America's approach to Taiwan is negotiable.   Taiwan increasingly looks like a bargaining chip in U.S.-China relations.
◆  Brookings, 2025-8-11 U.S.-Taiwan political relations have also soured under Trump. Both  The New York Times  and  The Washington Post  linked the rejection of Lai Ching-te's visit to the Trump administration's desire to arrange a summit with PRC leader Xi Jinping.
◆   The Conversation,  2025-8-8 Trump  appears increasingly reluctant  to back Taiwan in ways that risk provoking Beijing.

Trump's stance is far harder to predict.  If China were to dangle a trade deal in front of the US president – committing to buy more US goods, put in more investment that is non-problematic on security grounds in the US and generally abide by American demands – would Trump be able to resist?
◆   New York Times,  2025-8-8 Taiwan Strained by 20% Tariffs, No trade deal and political uncertailty.  Taiwan's export manufacturers are facing steeper U.S. tariffs than their neighbors got and getting squeezed by an appreciating currency.
◆   Chicago Tribune,  2025-8-5 If Joe Biden as president had made a similar move (denied permission for Lai to stop in the US ) , the Taiwanese political and security establishment would have rested easy, knowing that U.S. support was unquestionable. but Trump's priorities are finalizing a comprehensive trade accord with China and pushing U.S. allies around the world to do more for themselves on the defense front.
◆   UNherd (UK),  2025-8-3 For the first time in nearly two decades, Washington issued a sharp and public rebuke to Taiwan. President Lai's recent rhetoric has added an unnecessary layer of tension to already fraught cross-Strait relations. Washington must act to restrain Taiwan's growing push toward formal nationhood and independence.
◆   New York Times,  2025-8-1 Mr. Trump previously said Taiwan had gained an unfair dominance in making semiconductors and had accused the country, which depends on the United States for political support against China's claims, of spending too little on its own security
◆  Foreign Affairs, 2025-8-1 In an April poll, we found that 50 percent of DPP supporters see the United States as a trustworthy or very trustworthy ally, whereas just three percent of KMT supporters and ten percent of TPP supporters think so.
◆  New York Times, 2025-7-30 Matthew Pottinger criticized the apparent decision by American officials to “bend over backwards” in the face of Chinese objections to transit stops by the Taiwanese leader.
◆◆Al Jazeera, 2025-7-31  there are deep currents of scepticism towards the US – known as yimeilun – running through Taiwanese society. A survey in April found that just 23.1 percent viewed the US as either a “trustworthy or very trustworthy” partner, down from 33.6 percent in June 2024.
◆  Financial Times, 2025-7-30 The US cancelled a meeting with Taiwan's defence minister in June, deepening concerns in Taipei
◆  Fox News, 2025-7-30 A group of Senate Democratic leaders are accusing President  Donald Trump  of making "steep concessions to Beijing" by refusing to allow the Taiwanese president to come to the U.S. and allowing China to purchase Nvidia chips... "ceded leverage" in trade talks without gaining any "real breakthrough" in negotiations,
◆  The Guardian, 2025-7-30 the top Democrat on the house's China committee, called it “another example of the Trump administration caving to China in hopes of reaching a trade deal.”an expert called it “abnormal” for Washington not to agree when such stopovers are permitted under the Taiwan Relations Act.
◆◆Fox News, 2025-7-29 U.S.-Taiwan solidarity has long included symbolic gestures — but critics suggest that the Trump administration may be undermining that relationship in a bid to engage China on trade.
◆◆Bloomberg, 2025-7-30 "Washington may be again relegating Taiwan to the back burner and framing Taiwan as a mere bargaining chip in service of the US’ China policy ends”,“If true, it would be a dangerous sign", said an expert at the Atlantic Council's Global China Hub.
◆◆Telegraph (UK), 2025-7-29 Bonnie Glaser:  the move (Trump blocked Lai Ching-te's New York stopover) suggested that “Trump wants to avoid irritating Beijing while US-China negotiations are ongoing and planning gets under way for a possible summit with Xi Jinping”, “By signalling that aspects of the US relationship with Taiwan are negotiable, Trump will weaken deterrence and embolden Xi to press for additional concessions regarding Taiwan.”
◆◆Bloomberg, 2025-7-28 “The fact that at least some in the administration are putting our partnership with Taiwan on the table with Beijing is deeply concerning, and sends a dangerous message to Beijing,” said Laura Rosenberger, chaired the American Institute in Taiwan until this year
◆  Council on Foreign Relations, 2025-7-25 Trump is avowedly opposed to entering new wars and is eager to strike grand bargains. Would a grand bargain with Xi involve selling Taiwan down the river in exchange for trade or commercial concessions?
Trump's desire to shoulder this burden,deterrence in the Taiwan Strait?, is very much an open question.
◆  Washington Post, 2025-7-23 Trump's views about Taiwan are unclear, ... Some fear that in trying to make a broad trade agreement with Xi, Trump could put Taiwan on the table.
◆  WSWS.org, 2025-7-21 In reality,  the US under both Biden and Trump has sought to goad China into using its military to take over Taiwan. Formally, the US still abides by the “One China” policy; but Washington has been systemically undermining that policy by dispensing with associated diplomatic protocols, arming Taiwan with offensive weapons and stationing US troops on the island.  Washington plans to transform Taiwan into an Asian Ukraine as a means of triggering a conflict, destabilising China and subordinating it to the economic and strategic interests of US.
◆  Reuters, 2025-7-25 the debate within the U.S. itself, including in the Pentagon, over whether Washington is making matters safer or more dangerous through its actions to counter China;  the so-called “restrainers” – say it should look to pull back its forces nearest China's mainland, including the 500-odd trainers, contractors and military personnel reported to be on Taiwan itself.  America's Asian allies have found themselves profoundly uncertain by the administration's cool treatment of Ukrainein the country's battle against Russian invasion.  Now much more nervous that U.S. support might one day fall away, Asian powers especially Japan and Australia but also a host of smaller nations.
◆  Bloomberg, 2025-7-23 Lai is treading a fine line in negotiations with the US, needing to maintain good relations with the country that provides key security guarantees without angering domestic constituencies, including the farming sector. Taiwan's growing reliance on sales to the US market has intensified its need to bring down tariffs.
◆  Taipei Times, 2025-7-14 Trump's foreign policy is less about strategy than instinct. Trump approaches diplomacy as a real estate mogul might: transactional, impulsive, and often devoid of historical context. For Taiwan, Can it continue to rely on a US security umbrella under a president who has questioned the value of NATO, threatened to pull US troops from South Korea, and hinted in the past at making deals with China at Taiwan's expense?
◆◆The Telegraph (UK), 2025-7-15 the Australian prime minister says  that his country would not join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan.  President Donald Trump has echoed this position, while also pushing for Taiwan to do its own part to protect itself.
◆◆The PRINT, 2025-7-16 Trump has adopted an “America First” approach and is increasingly less keen on spending money to defend foreign countries. US Vice President J.D. Vance recently declared in a commencement address at the US Naval Academy that US under President Donald Trump will “choose carefully when to use military force” and “will avoid involvement in open-ended conflicts” . Not exactly encouraging for Taiwan if they are depending on the US joining a potential fray. msn.com/en-in/news/world/a-look-at-the-diplomatic-dance-over-taiwan-as-us-presses-allies-for-clarity-amid-china-flex/ar-AA1ICrtd?ocid=BingNewsVerp
◆◆Lowy Institute, 2025-7-14 An AUKUS ultimatum for Australia over Taiwan could undermine the Australia alliance it aims to strengthen. Rather than being the actions of a rogue official, it's clear that the Trump administration is intending to pressure the Albanese government publicly. Anadolu Agency, 2025-7-14: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Canberra does not support any one-sided move on Taiwan as Washington calls for clarity on Australia's stance
◆◆National Defense magazine, 2025-7-14 Lack of U.S. participation in Taiwan military exercise a concern, experts say:   The United States’ absence from Han Kuang not only limits its effectiveness, but also incurs heavy costs in the event of an actual invasion scenario, they said.    Despite apparent bipartisan support for Taiwan's defense, to domestic considerations. “Each politician has got their own constituent to think about”.
◆◆Taipei Times, 2025-7-14 Under a president whose loyalty to democratic norms is ambiguous and whose geopolitical thinking centers on short-term leverage, Taiwan could easily become a pawn in a larger bargain — or worse, left to fend for itself. Trump has previously oscillated between fiery rhetoric on China and overtures of camaraderie with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). His unpredictability breeds confusion in Taipei, and, perhaps more dangerously, could encourage miscalculation in Beijing. Taiwan must avoid putting all its eggs in Washington's basket, especially when that basket is being carried by a man who has repeatedly broken with tradition, institutions, and norms. taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/07/14/2003840240
◆◆BBC, 2025-7-9 doubt grows in Taiwan that the US under Donald Trump would intervene militarily in the event of a Chinese attack; The US is compelled by legislation to help Taiwan defend itself, but Trump has been ambiguous about this and recently refused to comment on whether he would stop China from taking Taiwan by force.
◆  Council on Foreign Relations, 2025-7-8 as the PLA expands its capabilities and increases the intensity of its activities around Taiwan, China's chances of prevailing were improving.  Taiwan’s defense officials also expressed heightened concern. One unnamed official told the Financial Times that China's rocket force and air force were now able to switch from peacetime to wartime operations in the Taiwan Strait at “any time” without warning.
◆◆New York Times, 2025-7-7 Taiwan depends on political and military support from the United States to help resist pressure from Beijing. Mr. Trump has demanded that Taiwan drastically raise its own military spending, Officials in Taiwan have committed to a slight increase in military spending
◆  ekathimerini (Greece), 2025-7-3 Though the US Congress, the Pentagon, and much of Trump’s Ccabinet remain staunch China hawks, Chinese leaders see the president's isolationist tendencies and personal disinterest in Taiwan as a sign that US backlash to gray-zone moves may be muted. But Trump is nothing if not unpredictable...
◆  Japan's Mainichi (每日新聞), 2025-6-25 Taiwanese trust in the US is surprisingly low. According to the latest survey by the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association, only 3 percent like the U.S.; many people doubt whether Washington will really help in cross-strait contingencies. The second-term Trump administration's tariff policy toward Taiwan has been strict, and consideration for Taipei's national security needs has remained lacking.
◆  Economist, 2025-6-10 It does not help that Mr Trump has long scoffed at Taiwan's prospects in a fight with China. And if America stays aloof, no other power will take up arms in Taiwan's defence.  Britain and Germany were chided by other American officials for sending warships through the Taiwan Strait to uphold the freedom of navigation.
◆  Atlantic Council, 2025-6-9 The US TRANSCOM has revealed  reduced capacity  and greater cracks in the United States’ sustainment strategy. This combination of reduced warning and response poses serious risks to the United States’ ability to deter a forceful resolution across the Taiwan Strait.
◆◆National Security Journal, 2025-6-5 Brent Eastwood, a scholar at American University, George Washington University, and George Mason University, said Trump might not ‘Go to War’ to save Taiwan from a China invasion. Trump believes there will be a diplomatic and political solution, not a military solution to the Taiwan question.
◆◆The Guardian, 2025-6-1 Trump doesn't know how to deal with China. His cowardice only makes a war with Taiwan more likely
◆◆New York Post, 2025-5-29 Taiwanese officials are worried their country will have  difficulty attracting international support  should  China launch an invasion. "in order to stay in power, Xi will have to possibly use force against Taiwan.”
◆◆NBC News, 2025-5-30 Even as it works with the U.S., Taiwan is unsure about the extent of the security commitment from Washington.  Further muddling the picture are comments Trump has made about Taiwan. “You have different voices emerging from the United States, so that creates more uncertainties for Taiwanese”.
◆◆Reuters, Bloomberg, 2025-5-30 Trump is planning to ramp up weapons sales to Taiwan to a level exceeding the pace set during his first term.
◆◆New York Times, 2025-5-22 Some of President Trump's words and actions on Taiwan — raising tariffs, demanding that it drastically raise military spending, and accusing Taiwan of stealing the U.S. lead in making semiconductors — have magnified doubts in Taiwan about whether the United States would step in if China attacked the island.
◆◆New York Times, 2025-5-21 Taiwan's president has taken a tougher stance on China, raising criticism from some who say it's a risky position since a geopolitically fickle President Trump may not offer steadfast support for the island.
◆◆AFP News, Eurasian Times, 2025-5-19 foreign affairs have been more fraught with “a lot of uncertainty” under US President Donald Trump over Washington's policy towards Taiwan, China, and the region, David Sacks, a fellow for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations said.
◆  National Interest,   2025-5-20 Polls repeatedly show that an American majority does not support fighting for Taiwan
◆  PBS,   2025-5-20 Taiwan has never been regarded as a strategically critical location for the United States in Asia.
◆◆Reuters, 2025-5-13 "They've agreed to open China, fully open China, and I think it's going to be fantastic for China, I think it's going to be fantastic for us, and I think it's going to be great for unification and peace," Trump said, without mentioning Taiwan.
AIT (a de facto embassy): "It's clear President Trump was speaking in the context of the U.S.-China trade relationship".  Business Times (Singapore, 2025-5-13)  : Although Trump made no direct reference to Taiwan, his use of the word "unification"-a term commonly associated with Beijing's objective of reclaiming sovereignty over the island-led to unease in Taipei and speculation over whether Washington's position on cross-strait relations had shifted.
◆◆Wall Street Journal, 2025-5-10 Taiwan's leaders have embarked on an urgent overhaul of the island's defenses to prepare for what they see as the possibility of a Chinese invasion by 2027.  Taiwan's deputy foreign minister said: Taiwan will also need to know if U.S. forces will show up.
◆◆Economist, 2025-5-1 Taiwan's main backer, America, grows less reliable. Some observers see “flashing warning lights” that China is preparing to bring about “reunification” by force. Elbridge Colby has long argued that America should concentrate on containing China, not least by explicitly guaranteeing Taiwan's security. Now he says Taiwan is not an “existential” matter for America and suggests the island cannot be defended at acceptable cost. economist.com/briefing/2025/05/01/chinese-military-exercises-foreshadow-a-blockade-of-taiwan
◆◆Brookings, 2025-4-25 According to our survey, across almost all measures, the United States is seen as a less reliable partner, Taiwan and South Korea both feel less confident that the United States will assist them in the event of a conflict with their respective authoritarian neighbor.brookings.edu/articles/the-trump-effect-on-public-attitudes-toward-america-in-taiwan-and-south-korea/
◆◆Fox News, 2025-4-23 it is our house, we will keep it safe.
◆◆The Conversation,  2025-4-22 With the US now an unreliable ally, proliferation risk is greatest in East Asia: Japan, South Korea, even Taiwan
◆◆New York Times, 2025-4-16 President Trump has threatened tariffs on Taiwan and the chip industry. China has signaled it will not let the trade war keep it from the technology it needs. Expert at Techcet said,“Everyone is holding their breath" nytimes.com/2025/04/16/business/china-taiwan-tariffs-chips.html
◆◆The WEEK, 2025-4-15 Washington's  long-maintained "security relationship" has been "less than assured" since Donald Trump took office recently.  "the confusing signals" from America have left "Taipei wondering where it stands", said The Washington Post. 
◆◆Newsweek, 2025-4-8 Would Donald Trump Defend Taiwan?  Even as Pete Hegseth said that the U.S. priority is the Indo Pacific, the U.S. military is focused on the Middle East, and there have been reports that the U.S. THAAD battery in Seoul along with two Patriot missile batteries, deployed elsewhere, were moved to the Middle East.
◆◆New York Times, 2025-4-1 The problem with president Mr. Lai's approach is that Taiwan can no longer bank on U.S. support. This isn’t something that we are just now realizing
◆◆Washington Post, 2025-3-21 The U.S. president's transactional approach has unnerved many in Taiwan. “We are moving toward conflict escalation with China, that's for sure,” said a professor at National Chengchi University.
◆◆Wall Street Journal, 2025-3-17 Taiwan's military planners signal to Washington the desire for a stable relationship as anxieties simmer in Taipei about whether President Trump would send help to defend against a Chinese attack.  Trump's recent suspension of U.S. support for Ukraine heightened those concerns in Taiwan.
◆◆The Hill, 2025-3-13 Taiwan president Lai has clearly gotten the message that he must increase defense spending in a world where the U.S. appears increasingly likely to leave small powers to fend for themselves.
◆◆Eurasian Times, 2025-3-1 Same Playbook! just like the Ukraine minerals deal, the U.S. seeks to secure Taiwan's semiconductor technology through the TSMC-Intel deal.  The agreements conspicuously lack one crucial element—security guarantees in both cases.
◆◆TIME, 2025-2-27 University of London expert says: I haven't seen any evidence that Trump cares much about Taiwan.  Nanyang Technological University scholar says: China may be able to take Taiwan “without too much U.S. interference” if Beijing is able to strike a similar deal with Washington.
◆  New York Times, 2025-2-25 Taiwan watches Trump undercut Ukraine, hoping it won't be next.  In Taiwan, Mr. Trump’s stinging comments about Ukraine could feed a current of public opinion arguing that the island has been repeatedly abandoned by Washington and cannot trust its promises.
◆   The Guardian, 2025-2-21 Taiwan holds its breath as Trump turns on Ukraine and upends US foreign policy.  The Trump administration has already demonstrated that it is willing to suddenly and without warning break from decades of bipartisan US policy on China.
◆   Washington Post, 2025-2-18 Each statement by Trump that degrades the principle that territorial boundaries must not be redrawn by force or coercion might embolden China on Taiwan.  political scientist Graham Allison :  “Taiwan will be depreciated in the triangular relationship”,“I see no evidence whatever that [Trump] believes the U.S. has any vital interest in Taiwan.”
◆     The Guardian, 2025-2-21 Taiwan holds its breath as a withdrawal of American support here would spark an existential crisis.  “The Trump administration has already demonstrated that it is willing to suddenly and without warning break from decades of bipartisan US policy on China,” says head at ASPI.  Worries about Trump's “lukewarm” view of Taiwan are becoming more obvious ...says professor  at Taiwan's National ChengChi university.
◆  NY Times, 2025-2-13 some hard-line hawks on Taiwan have been left out, “It looks like Taiwan bet on some of the wrong horses.” ; Elbridge Colby warned that Taiwan should not assume that it was indispensable to the United States.
◆  Bloomberg, 2025-2-14 Taiwan President pledged to boost military spending  to 3% of GDP; Trump suggested the archipelago should devote 10% of GDP to its armed forces.  The extra funds for defense would be secured through a special budget, Lai said. Such a move would require the cooperation of opposition lawmakers because they control the legislature.
◆   Brookings, 2025-2-12 Trump said in 2021, if China invades Taiwan, “there isn't a f—ing thing we can do about it.”
◆   Fox News, 2025-2-7 Trump's comments on the campaign trail suggest that he would not be willing to put boots on the ground to face another global superpower in defense of the island democracy.
◆  Politico (EU), 2025-1-30 President Donald Trump's threat to use military force to take control of Greenland and Panama has spooked Taiwan.  This could  embolden Beijing to apply that same logic to pursuing its claims to Taiwan.
◆   National Interest, 2025-1-13 Why Trump Won't Defend Taiwan - Waging World War III for Taiwan—or any small nation, for that matter—would not be in keeping with the predilections and preferences of the incoming US president.
◆   The Telegraph, 2025-1-13 Donald Trump has appointed a number of hawkish foreign policy advisers to his transition team. However, he has pledged not to allow the US to become involved in foreign wars.
◆   Newsweek, 2025-1-3 Trump, who positioned himself as being tough on China, has suggested he would not defend Taiwan from China.
◆   The Hill, 2025-1-7 Lyle Goldstein, a professor at Brown University said the cost of a war with China is “incalculable” and would at the very least sow mass destruction in Taiwan and the South China Sea region.
◆  Voice of America,  2024-12-26 Taiwan seeks clarity on Trump team policy amid Chinese pressure.
There is still quite a bit of resistance not only within the security apparatus and armed forces, which don't like the idea of involving citizens in defense, the opposition parties have also sought to derail [relevant] plans and fundings.  What may come next depends on Taiwan's actions and Beijing's assessment of Trump's policies toward the island after he takes office.
◆  Insider,   2024-12-26 Trump's next undersecretary of defense policy, Elbridge Colby, once called for the destruction of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's chip plants if China takes over Taiwan.  In Feb., Colby said "disabling or destroying TSMC is table stakes" if China invades Taiwan.   The US and its allies can't afford to allow China to "have such dominance over global semiconductors," he wrote in 2023.
　

about China's ability to invade Taiwan
◆  New York Times, 2026-1-24 just last month, the Pentagon issued a major report warning about China's gains in military power, including cyber, space and nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence, and asserting that “China expects to be able to fight and win a war on Taiwan by the end of 2027.”
◆  USA Today, 2025-12-30 "China not only has vast numerical superiority, it now has qualitative superiority across the board in weaponry and probably in training as well," said Asia program director at Defense Priorities.  "This is an arms race Taiwan cannot possibly win".

　
♣ Council on Foreign Relations (2025-5-20): Chinese state-run media responded to William Lai's speech labeling China as "foreign hostile force" by publishing a cartoon depicting Taiwan president William Lai Ching-te as a green parasite, while Taiwan was depicted on fire, surrounded by Chinese military platforms.
 ♣  Foreign Affairs (2025-10-22): China’s military called Lai a “parasite” and depicted him in a propaganda video as a bug hovering over a Taiwan engulfed in flames.Although Lai has adopted a more defiant stance on Taiwan’s relations with China than Tsai did, for instance by labeling China a “hostile foreign force,” Beijing’s preemptive rejection of Lai has removed any incentive for him to take a more accommodating approach.
♣  PBS (2025-4-3):The U.S. says China's exercises are practice for a blockade of Taiwan. Part of those exercises, this cartoon. Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is a parasite who will be barbecued as Chinese weapons strangle Taiwan.
 ♣ European Council on Foreign Relations (2025-6-6): Alongside the drill, the PLA released a series of posters and animated videos. One video depicted Lai as a parasite squeezed between a pair of chopsticks above a burning Taiwan. It accused the Taiwanese government of colluding with foreign forces—an unusually explicit targeting of the country’s political leadership.
♣  CNN (2025-4-1): China's PLA released a series of propaganda videos after announcing the latest drills, including one that depicts Lai Ching-te as a green cartoon bug and calls him a “parasite” hollowing out the island.
♣  The Telegraph (2025-4-1): PLA showed Mr Lai as a green insect who appears to give birth to other insects, before being held by chopsticks above a burning Taiwan. “Parasite poisoning Taiwan island. Parasite hollowing island out. Parasite courting ultimate destruction.”Taiwan Defense Minister said: "such rhetoric was not conducive to peace and “shows their provocative character”

　
◆  Washington Examiner, 2025-10-24

China's military and economic power dwarfs that of previous U.S.  And worse still, key aspects of the American economy and industrial base are reliant on China, providing Beijing with tremendous leverage. A Sino-American war would be the most devastating conflict since World War II. 

Xi has called for his PLA to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027. And he has undertaken numerous steps — boosting military spending to unseen heights, hoarding grain and oil, building underground hospitals, and fortifying bases — to that end.
◆  Bloomberg, 2025-7-28 Failed bid to oust Taiwan opposition gives China new leverage; the opposition keeps its veto power over the president's key initiatives including his target of raising defense spending to over 3 per cent of GDP.
the campaign's central theme – protecting Taiwan from China and communism – failed to resonate with most voters, who he said are more concerned about livelihood and economic issues.
◆  Council on Foreign Relations, 2025-7-25 In recent surveys, only 36 percent of polled Americans support sending U.S. troops into harms war to break a Chinese blockade or repel a Chinese invasion of the island; while the foreign policy experts and both aisles of Congress remain staunch supporters of Taiwan, their views are increasingly at odds with U.S. public opinion.
  Taiwan's armed forces pale in comparison to China’s swelling military. As a recent CSIS wargame found, “the 'Taiwan stands alone' scenario resulted in a PLA victory.
◆ Responsible Statecraft , 2025-7-25 Taiwan is not a vital US interest; A war with China over the island should be off the table
◆  Telegraph (UK), 2025-7-28 Britain is ready to fight in the Pacific if conflict breaks out over Taiwan, the Defence Secretary has suggested. Mr Healey, however, said he was speaking in “general terms”
◆  Asia Times, 2025-7-23 The US says it stands with Taiwan, but the real structure to fight together still doesn’t exist. Taiwan is still getting ready on its own. There is no joint plan with allies for handling a breakdown in civil order. No shared response for economic attacks. No coordination for protecting digital systems.
◆  The Strategist, 2025-7-21 China could conceal preparations for an invasion by framing it as a large-scale joint exercise... the opening phase would be a massive missile barrage targeting Taiwan's airbases, radar stations, naval ports and command centres. Simultaneously, China's air force would launch waves of fighters, drones and bombers to suppress Taiwan's air defences.  If the US decided to intervene, the world could quickly find itself on the brink of a global conflict.
◆  The Telegraph, 2025-7-15 There used to be approximately 100,000 troops stationed on Kinmen Island, but over the years this number has decreased to the 3,000 or so here today – hardly enough to defend the island against China's strength.  a general had said troops should ‘hide in the mountains to avoid escalating the battle’...‘It would not be a priority for Taipei to send troops’
◆  BBC, 2025-7-17 "There is just too big a difference in the strengths of China and Taiwan's militaries," said a citizen "There is no use defending ourselves against an attack."
◆  The Telegraph, 2025-7-9 Taiwan, a country of 23 million people, has 180,000 soldiers and as many as 1.67 million reservists. China has more than two million active soldiers and 1.2 million reservists.  China's PLA significantly exceeds Taiwan across every metric. China has more than six times the number of tanks and aircraft than Taiwan, and nearly five times more artillery. War game simulations have shown that if Taiwan faces Beijing alone, or if the country surrenders before the U.S. is able to assist, it would be overwhelmed in a very short time.
◆ BBC, 2025-7-9 Taiwan's military and defence has come under criticism both domestically and externally in recent years.  One survey last year showing only 47.5% have confidence in their defence capabilities.
◆  Council on Foreign Relations, 2025-7-8 A U.S. official remarked that the PLA Navy and China’s Coast Guard maintain a constant presence of approximately a dozen ships surrounding Taiwan, and that the PLA Navy could “move into a blockade posture . . . in a matter of hours.” The presence of Chinese warships and aircraft carriers in the waters around Taiwan is such that a full-scale Chinese air assault against Taiwan would also be possible without warning.
◆  New York Times, 2025-6-26 China has about 3,500 missiles, as well as a growing nuclear arsenal and a fast-expanding navy.
◆  New York Times, 2025-5-6 China's military  is now the world's largest armed force and rivals the United States in air, naval and missile power.
◆  Telegraph, 2025-6-24 the leader of Nato said: “The Chinese will try anything with Taiwan.”
◆  Reuters, 2025-6-17 Taiwan's armed forces are dwarfed by those of China, which has two operational aircraft carriers and ballistic missile submarines and is developing stealth fighter jets.
◆  Strategy Page, 2025-6-12 PLA's key operation would be seizing enough of the 60 Penghu Islands to hold more S-300 batteries and enough soldiers to guard them. Once on the Penghu’s, the S-300 batteries would dominate the skies over most of Taiwan.
◆  Atlantic Council, 2025-6-9 The PLA is “stretching their legs” to meet President Xi Jinping's 2027 military readiness goal of being capable of taking Taiwan by force.
◆  The Hill, 2025-6-10 China’s next war ‘could be imminent’ and spread fast. War is coming to East Asia, and Taiwan — to which Hegseth was referring.
◆◆The Guardian, 2025-6-1 China already has sufficient  capability to invade  now, with amphibious landing craft, D-day-style floating docks, paratroopers and expanded air combat and missile forces in a constant state of readiness.
◆◆Daily Express (UK), 2025-6-2 China stockpiling nukes and could team up with Russia to grab Taiwan, there’s uncertainty over how far the US 'nuclear umbrella' really stretches - and whether America would act in defence of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam or its Pacific allies.
◆◆Bloomberg, 2025-6-2 China escalated military pressure around the region, deploying dozens of warships and government vessels daily in what it described as an extreme pressure campaign. 
◆◆NBC News, 2025-5-30 it is difficult for Taiwan to build a modern fighting force, Ministry of Defense spokesperson said, in the face of “inherently disproportionate” threats from China, whose 2.8-million-strong military is more than 18 times larger than Taiwan's number of active-duty personnel.
◆◆New York Post, 2025-5-29 INDSR research fellow: “China supports Russia in its war. And the day when China invades Taiwan, and how will Russia support or help China?";  many experts or analysts think that maybe Xi Jinping and Putin already formed some agreement.
◆◆Financial Times, 2025-5-26 China has increased its ability to launch a sudden attack on Taiwan with faster-paced air and operations, new artillery systems and more alert amphibious and air assault units ft.com/content/c82eb38e-87cb-4468-b013-0f7fce0fc54b
◆◆New York Times, 2025-5-22 Taiwan defense chief: “If China can be made to understand that the potential costs would be extremely, extremely high, then that will make it extremely hard for it to make a decision”
◆◆AFP News, Eurasian Times, 2025-5-19 Analysts said the ongoing hostility between the DPP and KMT was eroding public confidence in Taiwan's political institutions, bolstering Beijing's narrative that Taiwanese people would be better off as part of China. Beijing has ramped up military pressure on Taiwan in recent years, deploying fighter jets and warships on a near-daily basis and staging several large-scale drills around the island since Lai took office.
◆◆Wall Street Journal, 2025-5-14 Beijing's new ships can land on beaches and link to form massive mobile piers. Analysts say they're intended to rapidly offload military equipment, setting the stage for a D-Day-style invasion...
◆◆Daily Mail, 2025-5-7 China is at a 'rapid boil' in its preparations for a military attack on Taiwan, said Admiral Samuel Paparo, heading up the US Indo-Pacific Command
◆◆Economist, 2025-5-1 Recent China's military exercises deployed in a “cabbage strategy” to wrap Taiwan in layers of forces. A blockade could provoke an American military response without forcing Taiwan to surrender. That is why a quarantine is more likely.
◆   Asia Times,  2025-4-21 New non-nuclear bomb's high-temperature fireball and deadly shockwave anticipates urban warfare scenario in Taiwan
◆◆The Hill, 2025-4-19 The commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, gave testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee: In 2024, the People's Liberation Party demonstrated growing capabilities through persistent pressure operations with military pressure against Taiwan increasing by 300%”, “China's increasingly aggressive actions near Taiwan are not just exercises, they are rehearsals”.
◆◆The Insider, 2025-4-19 The commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command: China could stop US airpower from achieving air superiority in the first island chain, China's fighter fleet, bombers, and missiles are enough to cause problems. "their advanced long-range air-to-air missiles also present a tremendous threat.".  Researchers have said that China could more easily devastate American airpower than the other way around.
◆   New York Post,  2025-4-10  Beijing insists will be annexed in the coming years. China acknowledges its role in years of cyberattacks against US over support of Taiwan
◆   Newsweek,  2025-4-8  three likely Chinese actions in The Federalist: a full-scale blockade to pressure Taiwan economically; a lightning strike to achieve a fait accompli before Washington can respond; or a wider regional attack involving U.S. bases in Guam, Japan, or the Philippines.   China is engaged in the largest military buildup in modern times, focusing on sea power, amphibious assault capabilities, long-range missiles, and nuclear weapons
◆   Associated Press,  2025-4-11  China, North Korea and Russia military cooperation raises threats in the Pacific, US official warns
◆   Daily Express,  2025-3-21  Coupled with news about revision of PLA recruitment, the hoarding of huge stockpiles of grains, as well as building more nuclear missile silos, the barges surely indicate China is gearing up for at least the possibility of an invasion or a blockade of Taiwan
◆   SUN (UK),  2025-3-14  China to exploit Trump's New World Order with ‘perfect moment’ to strike Taiwan using invasion barges & 1.2m troops.  Beijing is already shown signs of preparations for a potential war
◆   RFI (France),  2025-2-23  In reality, Taiwan would be massively outgunned in terms of troop numbers and firepower in any war with China.
◆   Council on Foreign Relations,   2025-1-15 A top concern among U.S. security analysts is that China's growing military capabilities and assertiveness, as well as the deterioration in cross-strait relations, could spark a conflict that leads to a U.S.-China confrontation.
◆   Financial Times, 2025-1-13 Taiwan's long stretches of the coast comprise cliffs, reefs and rocks, while the flatter western seaboard is lined with mudflats.  China building new mobile piers could help possible Taiwan invasion;  But military experts said a Chinese invasion force would still struggle to advance through Taiwan's western plains, which are densely packed with paddy fields, fish ponds and urban sprawl, with wide roads often hard to reach from shore.
◆  Wall Street Journal,   2025-1-3 In addition to unleashing its full military power, Beijing would be expected to use a variety of economic strategies in a showdown over Taiwan.  A 2023 study by Rhodium Group and the Atlantic Council concluded that Beijing has been more systematic in preparing such defenses than Russia was to counter Western sanctions.
◆   USNI News, 2024-12-19 The Pentagon's report recognizes that China has “both the will and capability to alter the international order in its favor”
◆   Financial Times, 2024-12-13 US nuclear build-up would not help deter China from using atomic weapons in Taiwan, war game finds. ...only five of 15 iterations of the nuclear game ended with a withdrawal of the PLA.
◆   Economist, 2024-12-5 The views (the period of greatest danger has probably been pushed out for several years) are not universally shared, in or out of government.  “Xi has his foot firmly on the accelerator and a full tank of gas".
◆   Washington Examiner,   2024-12-13 Beijing seems to have a strategy — will exploit both Washington's inability to focus and its depleted industrial base.
◆   CNN, 2024-12-15 Trump's remarks have prompted jitters that Taiwan would need to move more of its critical chip supply chain to the US at a faster pace, that could affect the island's economic security and dismantle the very “silicon shield”  ...
◆  Washington Examiner,   2024-12-4 Chinese leaders have said they want their military to be prepared to invade Taiwan by 2027. 
War with China would exhaust munition stockpiles "very rapidly", national security adviser J. Sullivan acknowledged that China has "the single biggest advantage", "God forbid we end up in a full-scale war with the PRC" .

　

The Beiping model: coercion without violence
◆  Brookings 2025-5-12 Beijing has been pursuing an unrelenting campaign of “coercion without violence.” Beijing is working to wear down the confidence of the people of Taiwan in their own future. These tactics include persistent visible military pressure, economic inducements and penalties, diplomatic pressure, covert operations, organized crime, cyber operations, and disinformation.brookings.edu/articles/can-the-us-and-taiwan-advance-a-shared-vision/
◆  Lowy Institute Australia, 2025-5-15 The Beiping model: Victory can be achieved through the slow erosion of political cohesion, economic independence, and societal confidence;  The signs are already visible.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/beiping-model-how-china-could-absorb-taiwan-without-war 
◆   Brookings, 2025-2-12 China's strategy of “coercion without violence” includes cyber intrusions, economic coercion, influence operations, organized crime, united front activities, and ceaseless and intensifying military pressure surrounding Taiwan.  In other words, Beijing is taking a full spectrum of actions...

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 Taiwan has already lost its China spy war
◆◆Strategist (Australia), 2025-7-21 The activation of a fifth column to incite civil unrest across Taiwan could be highly effective. It could debilitate Taipei's ability to govern and maintain stability, potentially by exploiting existing fault lines in Taiwanese politics. This could provide Beijing with a pretext to deploy what it might call stabilisation forces. A fifth column could plausibly target critical infrastructure, disrupting power grids, railways, air traffic control and water treatment facilities. Bomb threats, arson attacks and incitement of riots would further destabilise society. Combined with Beijing's formidable cyber capabilities, China could sow chaos and division
◆◆Eurasian Times, 2025-7-5 The CCP's campaign is not an external nuisance—it is a systemic infection reaching the top echelons of Taiwan's defense and political leadership.   a long-term espionage network carefully cultivated by Beijing, one capable not only of collecting intelligence but also of compromising Taiwan’s command structure and critical infrastructure in a crisis.
◆◆War On The Rocks, 2025-6-25 China might have a way to combine old tools — such as spies, fifth columns, and saboteurs — with newer capabilities pre-staged before the fighting starts — like drones and malware — to overwhelm and paralyze the country.
◆◆Washington Post, 2025-3-28 Taiwanese soldiers guarding president's office were spying for China. The presidential office should be the most secure place, this shows how severe China's infiltration is in Taiwan; Taiwan's sentencing on espionage activities has been too lenient.
◆◆Washington Examiner,  2025-3-25  Taiwan's defense and security structures are so deeply penetrated by Chinese spies that Beijing knows everything about its plans to deter aggression by the People's Liberation Army, including American defense and intelligence secrets. At this point, any secrets Washington shares with our Taiwanese partners stand a high chance of winding up in Chinese Communist hands.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/3357074/taiwan-has-already-lost-its-china-spy-war
◆◆Stanford Review, 2025-2-24 Taiwan's military is dilapidated. Reports of Chinese espionage and infiltration are commonplace throughout Taiwan's military and civil society.

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Trump's tariffs & trade war
◆  Bloomberg, 2025-7-23 Taiwan president Lai is treading a fine line in negotiations with the US, needing to maintain good relations with the country that provides key security guarantees without angering domestic constituencies, including the farming sector. Taiwan's growing reliance on sales to the US market has intensified its need to bring down tariffs.
◆   New York Times,  2025-7-7 The sale of tech equipment to China is likely to be a continuing source of friction, and negotiation, for Taiwan in its dealings with the Trump administration.
◆◆Wall Street Journal, 2025-6-9 Taiwan exports growth nears 15-Year high on likely frontloading as tariff uncertainty continues. Taiwan expects exports to contract in the second half, citing “escalating trade protectionism and heightened policy uncertainty.”
◆  Foreign Affairs,   2025-5-20 The trade war could make a shooting war seem more appealing to Beijing.
◆  The Week,   2025-4-15 Increasing economic dependence on the US "could placate Mr Trump", said The Spectator, but "experience shows that it could just become a way for Trump to exert more pressure in the future"
◆  Washington Post,   2025-4-9 Tariffs put Taiwan on shaky ground with U.S., may open door for China. Taiwan can't afford to take on Beijing and Washington at the same time, Taiwanese professor at NCCU said.  The U.S. aims to push other countries into negotiations through raising the tariffs, hoping they'll buy more American goods and services
◆   New York Times,  2025-4-3 The Taiwanese government condemned the tariffs as unreasonable and unfair to Taiwan. The government would lodge a strong protest...The chip companies in Taiwan, the center of the global supply chain, are expected to face pressure from Washington to invest more in the U.S.
◆    Bloomberg, 2025-3-14 Tariff threats -  Taiwan companies, master craftsmen of the world's electronics, have sprung to the vanguard of shifting manufacturing to the US.  Smaller Taiwanese companies are following suit.
◆    CNN, 2025-3-14 TSMC paying Trump a $100 billion ‘protection fee’reignited fears and resignation in Taiwan about losing its crown jewel.   An economist at the University of Chicago: TSMC and others will have to “do whatever they can to make Trump happy.” But the risk is “Once you agree to blackmail, then there's no end of it”
◆   NPR, 2025-3-12 Taiwanese chip giant's investments in U.S. stir 'silicon shield' security worries and divide politics in Taiwan.  TSMC chairman is facing a dilemma, because on one hand, he needs to meet the needs of the Trump administration. On the other hand, he needs to assure the Taiwanese people that we'll be safe.
◆   New York Times, 2025-3-6 Taiwan's president tries to ease fears and criticism over TSMC's investment in the US. TSMC’s CEO implies that the company was not bending to political pressure. Not everyone in Taiwan is convinced.  What has Taiwan gained in return? a KMT lawmaker said.
◆  Reuters, 2025-3-4 TSMC's $100 bln gamble jeopardises 'Taiwan First'.  TSMC committed to set up a major research and development centre stateside, despite an earlier assurance from boss C.C. Wei to keep innovation on the company's home island. That's a threat to Taiwan in multiple ways. The enormous disruption that military conflict would inflict on global semiconductor supply chains is a core part of the deterrence. But the more that TSMC replicates its business offshore, the more this protection will erode.
◆  Politico, 2025-3-3 Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC announces new $100B investment in US; CEO C.C. Wei credited President Donald Trump for the investments TSMC agreed to build a factory in the U.S. to cut reliance on geopolitically risky Taiwan during Trump’s first term.
◆  Global Times, 2025-3-4 Taiwanese critics claim TSMC  “has become USMC”, calling the move “yet another example of the Democratic Progress Party (DPP, the ruling party) selling out Taiwan.”

　

Taiwan's defense

◆ Real Clear Defense, 2025-5-5 A Taiwan Strait war wouldn’t be measured in months. It would be decided in days. The U.S. won’t have time to surge exquisite assets across the Pacific...
◆ Deutsche Welle (DW), 2025-5-5 Energy would be Beijing's first target in case of a blockade or invasion. The water supply is powered by electricity,  communication is based on electricity and the military would not be able to function without it.
◆ PBS, 2025-4-3 Privately, Taiwanese officials admit they're not ready for the Chinese army
◆ New York Times, 2025-2-25 Mr. Trump said Taiwan was spending far too little on its military and was too complacent about the United States coming to its rescue in a war
◆   The Guardian, 2025-2-21 many analysts believe a large part of Taiwan's protection strategy comes from keeping production of its most advanced chips – which form 90% of the world's supply – onshore. Bonnie Glaser: But Taiwan will likely face pressure from Trump to accede to his demands.”
◆   Wall Street Journal, 2025-2-22  Taiwan must “adopt a new military culture” akin to that of Israel, turning itself into a warrior-state—or “a porcupine”... “...enough rifles, pistols, and ammunition such that each member of the military, reserves, and civil defense force has emergency access to a personal weapon.”
◆   Stanford Review,  2025-2-24  Taiwan's military is dilapidated.  The assumption of CSIS's 2023 war game  rests on false premises. Upon closer examination, Taiwan's military readiness and morale stand on weak foundations. What money the government does have to spend on procurement they do so on flashy items like fighter jets, tanks, and attack helicopters–are reduced to piles of twisted steel in hours of an invasion. stanfordreview.org/the-illusion-of-taiwanese-strength/
◆   Bloomberg,   2025-1-14 Taiwan's military is  not  prepared  for a Trumpian  World; With the former president soon back in the White House, Taipei needs to rethink its defense strategy. 

　

Taiwan Prepares for Trump's Return.
◆  Politico,   2024-12-20 Taiwan has a plan for Trump's inauguration.  Taiwan is launching a new charm offensive on Washington   ── dispatching a large delegation to Washington for the inauguration, which underscores how unnerved Taipei is over what Trump's return to the White House means for the self-governing island.  The Council on Foreign Relations David Sacks: Taiwan is likely to try to address those perceptions by telling Trump and his team that Taiwan “is taking its defense seriously, that it's not a free rider.”
◆   New York Times,  2024-11-24 Trump couldn't care less about Taiwan... has dismissed us as a geopolitical trifle.   More and more, there are those in Taiwan who say we are an “abandoned chess piece,” no longer valued by the United States.  
◆   Wall Street Journal,  2024-11-18 Some in Taiwan say its survival as a self-ruled democracy is at stake, that it can't afford to spend what Trump demands on defense and that it would wither in the crossfire of a U.S.-China trade war.
 Taiwan's military spending is currently at 2.45% of GDP—a lower share than Singapore's 2.8% and South Korea's 2.7%;  In Washington, the percent of GDP is really seen as a proxy for your seriousness.
◆   New York Times,  2024-11-6 Some diplomats expect China to intensify pressure on Taiwan, if not invade Taiwan; and China may calculate that Mr. Trump would not go to war for a democracy that he has accused of “stealing” the microchip industry from the US.  “With Donald Trump, there are large amounts of uncertainty,” said Lev Nachman, a political scientist,  “And it's a matter of uncertainty that comes with great risk for Taiwan.”
◆   Fox News,  2024-11-10 Trump's public comments might suggest that he would not be willing to put boots on the ground to face another global superpower in defense of a tiny island democracy (Taiwan).   there is hope among restraint groups that Trump will be focused on economic warfare with China – rather than military.   "We don't have that alliance with Taiwan, ... the Taiwan issue is a powder keg — it's exceedingly dangerous. "
◆   New York Times,  2024-11-10 Tump's call for Taiwan to spend more on its own defense and his complaints about its semiconductor dominance may herald a tenser relationship.
◆   Business Insider,  2024-11-9 In 2025, Taiwan will have to contend with uncertainty on whether the US will protect it, or play it.
◆   Washington Post,  2024-11-6 Trump's statements this year that raise doubt about his willingness to come to the island democracy's defense and his misleading assertion that Taipei needs to pay the US for defense.
◆   New York Times,  2024-11-6,  news briefing Trump could decide to do the true “America First” thing and withdraw completely, and basically say,  "defending Taiwan is not in our interest.” ...
◆   Bloomberg,  2024-11-5 Taiwan's Economic Affairs Minister acknowledged that Trump could introduce measures that might prove harmful for Taiwan's semiconductor industry. But the impact will not be as severe as some anticipate.
◆  Reuters,  2024-11-6 Trump might try to use the Taiwan issue as a bargaining chip to gain leverage in other areas, such as offering to restrain Taiwan's provocative actions in exchange for Beijing's compromise on trade.
　

Delegation of Taiwanese lawmakers will not be able to attend the inauguration
◆  Radio Free Asia, 2025-1-20 Asia sends top officials to Trump inauguration amid concern over trade, security ── Taiwan's delegation led by the speaker of the legislature, Han Kuo-yu, will not be able to attend the inauguration “due to space constraints” in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol;  Trump's pre-inauguration talk of taking control of Greenland and the Panama Canal has triggered a wave of speculation in Chinese social media that he may be willing to let China take control of democratically ruled Taiwan.rfa.org/english/asia/2025/01/20/trump-inauguration-lookahead/
◆  Politico,   2024-12-20 Taiwan is launching a new charm offensive on Washington as DONALD TRUMP takes office, and it all starts at Trump's inauguration. ── underscores how unnerved Taipei is over what Trump's return to the White House means for the self-governing island. Taiwan has been savvy at navigating Washington's political scene in the past.

　

China's largest-ever war games around Taiwan
◆  Fox News,   2024-12-23 Taiwan defense officials raised concerns about a substantial deployment of Chinese naval ships and military planes, saying the build-up could eventually lead to war as tensions continue to rise in the region.
China warns US to stop arming Taiwan after Biden approves $571M in military aid
◆  New York Times,   2024-12-10 Taiwan says China has deployed largest fleet of ships in decades, which could block American allies in the region  from coming to Taiwan's defense.  The surge in Chinese ships could also be a signal to the incoming Trump administration, which has yet to indicate how it will deal with Taiwan.
◆  Fox News,   2024-12-10 After Taiwanese president visits Hawaii and Guam, Chinese military makes massive deployment around Taiwan to send 'very simple' message: "The Taiwan Strait is ours"; Taiwan defense officials are raising concerns ..., saying the build-up could eventually lead to war as tensions continue to rise in the area.
◆  AFP,   2024-12-11 Taiwan security official : the sea drills were "significantly larger" than Beijing's maritime response to then-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei in 2022, which was China's largest-ever war games around Taiwan.  China's massive maritime operation began in October were aimed at demonstrating that Beijing could choke off Taiwan and also to "draw a red line" ahead of the next US administration.
◆  EuroNews,   2024-12-11 Taiwan demands China end recent military activity in nearby waters.  expert: "They were practicing to seal off Taiwan” , referring to a scenario whereby the Chinese coast guard ships could block Taiwan's ports while the navy would form an outer barrier at sea.
◆   Radio France Internationale, 2024-12-11 Hopes for 'reunification'    a fact of life on China's window to Taiwan

　

Taiwan's pres. Lai flies to US, angering China
◆  CNN,   2024-12-1 Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te in Hawaii: A stopover that speaks volumes. Taiwanese security agencies anticipate that Beijing will respond with military drills near Taiwan. Taiwan does largely pay for its defense, through billions of dollars spent on US-made weapons. And unlike Japan, South Korea and the Philippines, it is not shielded by a mutual defense treaty with the United States.
◆  Wall Street Journal,   2024-12-1 Taiwan's President begins Hawaii stopover and sends a firm but conciliatory message to both China and the incoming Trump administration: While Taipei doesn't seek a war with Beijing, it is counting on U.S. support to deter any aggression from its larger neighbor.  "Transits" are part of careful arrangements made between Washington and Taipei to allow its leaders to engage with each other on American soil after the two severed formal diplomatic ties in 1979.
◆  Global Times (China) , 2024-12-6 Lai Ching-te is compelled to pledge loyalty to the US during his brief "stopover," said Zheng Jian, a professor at the Taiwan Research Institute of Xiamen University.

　

 Taiwan's Lai Ching-te and China's Xi JinPing congratulate Trump
◆ The Hill, 2024-11-6 Taiwan president congratulates Trump on victory.  William Lai Ching-te  posted on the social platform X. “I'm confident that the longstanding Taiwan-US partnership, built on shared values & interests, will continue to serve as a cornerstone for regional stability & lead to greater prosperity for us all.”
Trump has made several incendiary comments about Taiwan, saying it should have to pay the U.S. to defend the nation against China and that Taipei stole the United States's ability to make semiconductors. He has also called Chinese President Xi Jinping “brilliant.”
◆ CNA, 2024-11-6

Robert O'Brien expresses thanks
◆ Bloomberg, 2024-11-6 Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te is considering trying to make a call to Donald Trump after his US election victory,  in a move that would likely be seen by Beijing as a sign of Taiwan seeking to assert independence. 
Lai has no plan to arrange a congratulatory call with Trump, the Presidential Office said in a statement ( 到目前為止沒有規畫致電表達祝賀之意)
◆  中国央視(CCTV), Dagens (UK), 2024-11-7 Xi Jinping Congratulates Trump, Pushes for Peaceful U.S.-China Future. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping personally called Donald Trump to congratulate him on his election victory, according to China's Foreign Ministry.  "History has shown that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation. Stable, healthy and stable Sino-American relations meet the common interests of both countries and the expectations of the international community," Xi stated, as reported by Ukrinform's own correspondent.He expressed optimism that both nations would continue to uphold principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and mutually beneficial cooperation.  "We look forward to further strengthening dialogue and communication with Washington and to managing differences responsibly, finding ways to expand cooperation for the benefit of both countries and the world," Xi added.

◆  The Atlantics, 2024-10-25: Taiwan's military, in a word, is incompetent.   The need for reform is more urgent than ever.  Taiwan very likely could not defend itself from a full-scale invasion on its own ... ... isn't just outnumbered and outgunned. More troubling, its armed forces are plagued by poor planning and training, insufficient stockpiles, a sclerotic command system, and weaponry that may be ill-suited to defend against an invasion. ◆  New York Times, 2024-10-22: If tensions continued rising, China would likely deploy expanded drills again, coordinating between its various military services and showing off modern warfare capabilities; But the frequency of such incursions also raises the risk of a conflict, accidental or otherwise, that could draw in the United States.

◆  Council on Foreign Relations, 2024-10-16: Taiwan and other U.S. partners will need to contend with an increasingly capable and aggressive China and rising isolationism and protectionism in the United States. Trump's foreign policy pronouncements reflect sentiments held by many in the United States.

◆  Chicago Council on Global Affairs , 2024-10-8: Should China invade, Americans support ... ?
If China were to invade Taiwan, would you support or oppose the United States: (% support)
　 2024 2023 2022
Using the US military to airlift food and medical supplies to Taiwan 74% 78 　
Imposing economic and diplomatic sanctions on china 72% 75 76
Sending additional arms and military supplies to the Taiwanese government 59% 62 65
Sending US troops to Taiwan to help the Taiwanese gov. defend itself against China 36% 39 40

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China's "the Joint Sword 2024B" military drills set a record
◆   le Monde, 2024-10-15 Taiwan announced that it had detected a record 153 Chinese aircraft in one day near its territory.
◆   Bloomberg, 2024-10-15 China sent a record 111 warplanes across a US-drawn boundary in the strait separating the sides.
◆   Insider, 2024-10-15 A record-breaking 153 Chinese warplanes flew around Taiwan in war games meant as a warning.
◆   Reuters, 2024-10-15 Taiwan says China uses record number of aircraft in war games.
◆   BBC, 2024-10-15 the deployment and how close Chinese ships and aircraft were to Taiwan - as well as the fiery rhetoric - could be seen as very aggressive behaviour -   a dramatic escalation .
◆   Asia Times, 2024-10-15 expert:  the latest military drills and the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on September 25 have sent a clear signal to the US that China is building an “area denial” capability that the US can no longer fight against
　

  China's response to national day speech by Taiwanese President William Lai

◆   BBC, 2024-10-14 With new drills, China is sending a message to Taiwanese President William Lai that moves towards "Taiwan independence" are bound to meet a "dead end".  "Scared" and "desensitised" - here's how people on the streets of Taipei are talking about the exercise involved all parts of the military and simulates a full-scale attack on its neighbour.
◆   USA Today, 2024-10-14 China launches 'punishment' drills as 'Stern warning'
◆   National Review, 2024-10-14 The dragon will not be appeased; There should be no question that the scale of China's naval and air-force exercises represents an existential threat to Taiwan's sovereignty.  Perhaps the Taiwanese are too confident. Officials seem convinced that their dominance of the global semiconductor industry represents a deterrent against aggression. They can hold the world's consumer electronics industry hostage in the event of ......
◆   Japan Times, 2024-10-15 China says it won't rule out use of force to take  Taiwan  as war games end
◆   Reuters, 2024-10-14 Senior Taiwan security official says pressure on Taiwan from China is 'not light'
◆   Reuters, 2024-10-12 China threatens Taiwan with more trade measures after denouncing president's speech

　

 Taiwan's president in first National Day speech
◆   Financial Times , 2024-10-10 Taiwan's president calls on China to ‘live up to’ duty to protect peace.  China accused Lai of “deliberately severing the historical connection” between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait; and has threatened to annex it with military force if Taipei indefinitely resists its control. China has not previously responded to a Taiwan president's national address with military moves
◆ Wall Street Journal, 2024-10-10 Taiwan leader urges calm amid military threats... Lai Ching-te, who China accuses of separatism, says Beijing has no right to represent Taiwan
◆  Washington Post , 2024-10-10 Lai Ching-te says Beijing has no right to represent Taiwan.
◆  Washington Examiner , 2024-10-11

Lai Ching-te declared “On this land, democracy and freedom are growing and thriving... These are fine words. Unfortunately, words can't shoot down missiles.  In that regard, Taiwan has a big problem.   a 2.5% of GDP defense budget is a sad joke.   Taiwanese reserve forces lack adequate training and readiness, and its military procurement remains too reliant on platforms that lack agility and survivability......
◆  Reuters, 2024-10-10 China said Lai was a stubborn adherent of Taiwan independence, full of confrontational thinking, "constantly provoking troubles and deliberately aggravating cross-strait tensions".  "Lai Ching-te has made every effort to piece together the grounds for secession"
◆  Bloomberg , 2024-10-11 Lai reiterated that that neither side of the strait separating the two sides was “subordinate to each other.”  Beijing criticized  for sending “a dangerous signal of seeking independence.”... his speech showed “he is hell-bent on Taiwan independence and has the ill intention of heightening tensions in the Taiwan Strait for his political, selfish interest.
◆  AFP , 2024-10-10 China warned after the speech that Lai's "provocations" would result in "disaster" for the people of Taiwan.

　

Taiwanese are ready for fighting ??
◆ Fox News, 2024-10-4: the Taiwanese representative to the U.S. is warning that China has ramped up its aggression toward the island, and that its people are ready to fight. ◆ Washington Post (2024-8-4):  “Taiwan's reservists are going to be mobilizing where the fight is happening, when the fight is happening” . The island is patently not ready for that.
 ◆ National Interest (2024-8-29): the Taiwanese are not well prepared for the kind of attack that China is plotting.
 ◆ War On The Rocks, 2024-3-21:  Taipei has not made the necessary preparations.

　

China's strategy to achieve unification
◆   Brookings, 2024-9-16 Beijing has developed two different means—military and coercive—to achieve unification. The PLA can subject Taiwan to various limited attacks, such as missile and air bombardment.To subdue Taiwan without running the risks of war, the PRC is using economic, political, judicial, diplomatic, informational, cyber, and “gray zone” military tactics... seeks to deplete the confidence of the people brookings.edu/articles/why-does-the-us-security-partnership-with-taiwan-matter/
◆ Politico, 2024-9-11 Nearly three in four Americans are concerned about a potential invasion of Taiwan, according to the latest Reagan National Defense Survey. And, Washington has fixated on a potential 2027 invasion scenario.  China's strategy to annex Taiwan is more about cyber power than firepower

　

　

　

　

      
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★ No. 1 or 2 "comment Taiwan" on Dogpile, 2023-1-2, 2022-10-23, 2022-10-10, 2022-10-6, 2022-9-11, 2022-8-13, 2022-5-23, 2022-5-16, 2022-5-6, 2022-4-26, 2022-4-10, 2022-4-8, 2022-4-3, 2022-3-29, 2022-3-23, 2022-3-20, 2022-3-12, 2022-3-9, 2022-3-6, 2022-3-4, 2022-2-28, 2022-2-14, 2022-2-8, 2021-11-10, 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, 2021-6-2, 2021-5-9, 2021-5-1, 2021-4-14, 3-23-2021, 3-8-2021, 2-20-2021, 1-19-2021, 10-1-2020, 8-13-2020, 8-2-2020, 6-12-2020, 5-19-2020;  No. 2  "comment Taiwan" on Dogpile,  2022-8-7,  No. 3 at 2022-7-19

　

　

　

　

   

　


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● pic.:  No.1 "Taiwan cultural creativity" on Yahoo search engine , 2021-10-20,  2021-6-26, 2021-5-9, 12-3-2020, 4-26-2020, Oct. 23, 201

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●  pic. : This websites-group was ranked No.1  by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on US Google at 7-13-2019  (test at National Taiwan University Hospital, Tw Gov.)
　

　

　

　

　
　

　

　

 

pic. above: Zola Zu's article commenting Taiwan's creativity was printed in <United Daily News>  

: Taiwan's Creativity     comment Alessi Mr Chin & NPM of Taiwan printed in <United Daily News>, one of largest media in Taiwan, Aug. '08  :  Chinese language version

　
　

　

       
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The People’s Daily, 10-15-2020 , Global Times, 10-15-2020:  “Don’t say we didn’t warn you"  (「勿謂言之不預」)...  

http://www.nexttv.com.tw/NextTV/News/Home/LatestNews/2020-10-17/275597.html

Taiwan,  Next TV, 壹新聞, 10-17-2020The People’s Daily《告台灣情治部門書》full text : http://js.people.com.cn/BIG5/n2/2020/1015/c359574-34350271.html
　

 　

◆ Daily Mail, 2021-10-22, POLITICO :Biden defies longstanding US policy by telling CNN town hall he WOULD defend Taiwan if it was attacked by China, forcing White House to issue 'clarification' contradicting president

　

　

 
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●  pic.: No.1 "comment Taiwan" on US Google,   11-11-2019 

●  This websites-group was ranked No.1  by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on US Google at  9-22-2019, 9-24-2019 

●  This websites-group was ranked No.1  by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on US Google at  9-19-2019 

●  This websites-group was ranked No.1  by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on US Google at 9-11-2019

● This websites-group was ranked No.1  by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on US Google at 6-27-2019  ( test at Taipei city gov., TW )
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pic: This websites-group was ranked No.1
by keyword  "Understand Taiwan" on English Bing ,
 tested at 3-8-2019, 1-11-2018, 9-29-2017, 5-19-2017

　

 　

　

This websites-group was ranked No.1, 2, 3
on Bing by keyword
by "comment Taiwan" ,
 tested at 3-8-2019, 1-11-2018, 9-29-2017, 5-19-2017

　

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This sites-group was ranked No.1 by the keyword

"understand Taiwan"  on Chinese Bing,
 tested at 3-8-2019, 2-1-2018, 9-29-2017, 5-8-2017

This sites-group was ranked both No.1 and No. 2
by "comment Taiwan" on Chinese Bing,
 tested at 3-8-2019, 2-1-2018, 9-29-2017, 5-8-2017


　

　

This sites-group was ranked  No.1, by  "Understand Taiwan",  
as well as "review Taiwan",  "comment Taiwan", "introduction to Taiwan" on Yahoo search,
 tested at 3-8-2019, 2-16-2018,  1-11-2018,  5-19-2017    

　

a survey to find political persecutions in Taiwan

　

　

　 　

●  pic. left : This websites-group was ranked No.1
 by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on US Bing at 4-30-2019


●  pic. right: This websites-group was ranked top 2
 by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on US Google at 4-30-2019
　

 　

　

　

　

　


pic.: top ranking at 7-12-2019

　
　

　

　

●  pic: This websites-group was ranked No.1
 by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on Yandex Russia at 4-28-2019
　

　

●  pic: This websites-group was ranked No.1
 by keyword "comment Taiwan" in Chinese
on Euro. MetaGER.de at 4-28-2019

　

　

　

　

　

　

● pic: This websites-group was ranked No.1 by keyword
"comment Taiwan" on US Google at 3-18-2019,
 1-1-2019,  4-11-2018, 1-11-2018,
12-4-2016, 1-14-2017, 5-29-2017,11-1-2017
●  No.1  "review Taiwan"  on US Google, 1-11-2018, 9-2-2017, 10-25-2017

　

●  pic. : This websites-group was ranked No.1
 by keyword "comment Taiwan"
on Yahoo Taiwan at 4-30-2019

　

　

　

　


No.1 at 2017-9-27

　

　

　

　

● pic. :  This websites-group was ranked No.1 by keyword
  "Understand Taiwan" on Google, 3-18-2019,  4-11-2018,1-11-2018, 11-1-2017,
 1-6-2017, 5-29-2017

images' ranks - No.1, 2, 3
　

　

　


　

            

　

　

 
 　★   ● pic.:  This website was ranked No.1 on Baidu of China
 by keyword "comment Taiwan",  in English at 4-11-2018, 1-30-2018
No.1 in Chinese,  at  6-18-2018, 1-30-2018, 2-20-2018, 5-7-2018   bk1  bk CH  bk2  bk2CH

　


　

        

　

 
 ● pic. :  This website was ranked No.1, 2, and No.4 at the same time on Yandex of Russia
 by keyword "comment Taiwan" at  4-11-2018, 1-30-2018

● This website was ranked No.1,2, 3 at the same time on MetaGER of Germany
 by keyword "comment Taiwan" at  1-1-2019, 4-11-2018, 1-30-2018
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● pic.:  This website was ranked top 2 by keyword "Taiwan cultural and creative industry",
on US Google, Oct. 1, 2018
　

  

　

　

　

               
　

　

                    

This websites group was ranked No.1 on US Bing  by keyword "Taiwan soft power" at  Oct. 23, 2019 ,11-28-2018; This website was ranked No.1  by keyword "Taiwan soft power" on Baidu of China, Oct. 24, 2019
● pic. :  "台灣軟實力"排名 MetaGER of Europe 第1  , 10-24-2019

　

● pic.:  This websites group was ranked No.1 on US Yahoo
 by keyword "Taiwan soft power" in Chinese at  10-23-2019,11-28-2018

　

               

　

● pic.:  This websites group was ranked No.1 on US Google and  Bing
 by keyword "Taiwan soft power" in Chinese at  11-28-2018