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Taiwan reviews by international and local
organizations:
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Economist, 2024-9-5: Taiwan needs to hold out
long enough for friends to come to its aid, but polls suggest the will to resist
rests, in turn, on whether Taiwanese think America will defend them.
Taiwan can do much to strengthen its defences but, alas,
it can do little to influence American politics
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Wall Street Journal, 2024-9-2:
Elbridge Colby's
argument has always been that Taiwan isn't
itself of existential importance to America. Rather, our core interest is in
denying China regional hegemony over Asia. Taiwan is very
important for that goal, but not essential
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Wall Street Journal, 2024-8-28:
Elbridge Colby
suggested the U.S. may not come to
Taiwan's defense in the event of Chinese aggression.
Robert O'Brien
urged
Taiwan to spend at least 5% of its gross domestic product on defense.◆
Insider, 2024-8-29: Taiwan is rethinking its use of US-made anti-tank missiles
after less than half hit their targets in recent combat drills.
The Chair of
TPP (third largest party), Ko Wen-je, was arrested |
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