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Taiwan’s military needs overhaul amid China threat, critics say

TAIPEI, Taiwan — As the Senate contemplates sending large sums of security assistance to Taiwan, independent defense analysts here are urging U.S. lawmakers to maximize their leverage at a sensitive time in cross-strait relations.

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Taiwan's military needs overhaul amid China threat, critics say - Roll Call

Defense analysts and former military officials in Taiwan say the island democracy is not prepared for a Chinese invasion.

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Explainer: the complex question of Taiwanese independence

“Strategic ambiguity” – the policy that has underpinned the West’s defence of Taiwan for half a century or more – rests on another ambiguity: Taiwan’s status in international law. And that status matters because it could help us answer three questions:

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China-Taiwan trade, and everything you need to know

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has visited Taiwan in defiance of strong opposition from mainland China, and it is shaping up to have far-reaching implications for trade.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan legislature erupts in violence over ‘secret expenses’ bill

KMT lawmakers try to block bill they say could be used to overturn ex-President Chen Shui-bian’s corruption conviction.

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A Classic Biden Gaffe Complicates U.S. Role in Taiwan

Will Xi Jinping just chalk up Biden's latest remarks as an accidental straying from "strategic ambiguity"?

Reason

California shooting highlights growing tensions between Taiwan and China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The man accused of opening fire inside a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, California, on Sunday is believed to have been driven by hatred for Taiwanese people and the political belief that Taiwan is a part of China, highlighting the increasingly fraught geopolitical situation in the Taiwan…

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Xi Jinping once called Vladimir Putin his ‘bosom buddy’, but Russia's failing gambit in Ukraine hands China an opportunity

China wants to strengthen ties with Russia, but given the complex love-hate relationship between the two powers, it's not clear how that will play out in Ukraine.

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