After covering Taiwan for several years, I finally got to write about the "American English teachers," or 美語老師, a term used for U.S. military trainers to avoid mentioning their presence explicitly, despite it being an open secret here Full story: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Deep U.S. Ties With Taiwan Are Surviving Pressure From China—and Trump

The island opens up about American role in training troops for self-defense.

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China’s coast guard this month began issuing commands to foreign vessels near Taiwan, an action the U.S. decried as "destabilizing" “The objective is a slow-motion quarantine that gradually isolates Taiwan without ever firing a shot,” said SeaLight's Ray Powell www.wsj.com/world/asia/c...

China’s Assertions of Authority Over Foreign Ships Near Taiwan Draw U.S. Rebuke

China’s coast guard this month began issuing commands to foreign vessels on Taiwan’s Pacific side, an action that the U.S. decried as “destabilizing.”

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China has built a near-constant naval presence on all sides of Taiwan. Dive into this @wsj.com visual feature for exclusive details on how China is tightening the noose on Taiwan: www.wsj.com/world/china/...

For the first time, Taiwan fired its U.S.-supplied HIMARS launchers into the Taiwan Strait off a beach at a location deemed a potential landing point for China’s PLA. Read a @wsj.com report from on the ground: www.wsj.com/world/china/...

For decades, China has waged a campaign to isolate Taiwan, which in turn has fought a struggle for recognition. But until now there hadn’t been an episode so unusual as the recent test of wills over a tiny African kingdom www.wsj.com/world/asia/t... with quotes from @wenting.bsky.social and more

Taiwan Outfoxes China in Test of Wills Over Tiny African Country

The island’s leader scored a point in the battle for recognition, surfacing in Eswatini despite Beijing’s objections.

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A @wsj.com analysis: By hosting KMT's Cheng Li-wun, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is presenting himself as a force for stability who can be entrusted with ensuring peace, as long as Taiwan participates. With quotes from @kharist.bsky.social and more sharp minds: www.wsj.com/world/china/...

🚨 NEW & UNREPORTED: China has taken the unusual step of reserving swaths of offshore airspace without explanation for a period of 40 days, issuing alerts similar to those used to warn aviation authorities of Chinese military exercises. More in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Nice read on the state of civil defense by @joyuwang.bsky.social. What has often surprised me is how recall groups, after the defeat of the Great Recall Movement, shifted to become civil defense groups www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan’s All-Hands-on-Deck Plan to Fend Off China

A growing cohort of self-defense zealots is embracing a mission to get the island ready for an attack.

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Beijing’s rapidly advancing spying operations have seen agents penetrate the island’s armed forces, enticing personnel to pledge allegiance to China.

The Chinese Spy Machine Infiltrating Taiwan’s Military

Beijing’s rapidly advancing spying operations have seen agents penetrate the island’s armed forces, enticing personnel to pledge allegiance to China.

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Latest: a @wsj.com deep dive into the threat of Chinese espionage in Taiwan. “It’s all being used in preparation for annexing Taiwan.” Full story: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

The Chinese Spy Machine Infiltrating Taiwan’s Military

Beijing’s rapidly advancing spying operations have seen agents penetrate the island’s armed forces, enticing personnel to pledge allegiance to China.

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Latest from @wsj.com: When Beijing wants to intimidate its rivals, it has an extensive—and often menacing—playbook to draw from. Here are some pages of it, refined through years of squeezing Taiwan and redeployed against Tokyo: www.wsj.com/world/china/...

China’s Propaganda Playbook for Targeting Rivals

China’s state propaganda machine has a toolbox for undermining leaders that includes fake opinion polls, “lawfare” and general character assassination.

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China’s military announced the start of the “Justice Mission 2025” exercises around Taiwan on Monday morning and on Wednesday afternoon declared the drills “successfully completed.” Here are our five takeaways: www.wsj.com/world/asia/f...

Five Takeaways From China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan

Beijing encircled the island this week and warned outsiders to stay away.

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China launched major military exercises in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Monday in what it called a “stern warning” against outside interference in Chinese affairs, as tensions grow with the U.S. and Japan over the security of the island. Read more in @wsj.com: on.wsj.com/4qsRsRV

U.S. said it had approved $11.1 billion in arms-sales packages for Taiwan, a show of support from Washington. The possible sales include 82 HIMARS missile launchers and 60 howitzers among other items. Full story: on.wsj.com/3Y5psaS

U.S. Approves $11 Billion in Arms Sales to Taiwan, Angering Beijing

The packages include Himars truck-based missile launchers, howitzers, missiles and antitank drones.

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A get-out-the-vote campaign failed to lift turnout much above historic lows in a Hong Kong election Sunday in which the ballot was limited to “patriots” vetted by Beijing, days after a devastating fire that spurred official warnings against spreading dissent. www.wsj.com/world/asia/h...

Hong Kong Election Draws Tepid Turnout After Deadly Fire

A get-out-the-vote campaign failed to lift turnout much above historic lows in a Hong Kong election in which the ballot was limited to “patriots” vetted by Beijing.

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I’m quoted in the Wall Street Journal discussing US ambiguity towards Taiwan. Thank you kindly @joyuwang.bsky.social for reaching out! www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Trump Is Silent on Taiwan After Talking to Xi—and That Is Fine With Taipei

Taiwan is making the most of the U.S.’s policy of “strategic ambiguity,” even as President Trump’s stance raises concern for some.

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"This could be the Achilles’ heel of Taiwan." A Chinese blockade would quickly deplete resources on an island that depends on imported fuel. Here's a graphical look at why––and how: www.wsj.com/world/asia/c...

In years past, Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercises have been generally out of sight for the average resident. This year, the drills feel like something else entirely: They are twice as long, larger than ever in scale and far more visible in everyday life. Read more: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan’s Annual Military Drill Moves Out of the Shadows—and Into Everyday Life

Missile launchers on streets and tanks near a Costco aimed to bring home the threat of Chinese invasion, as exercises spilled into public areas on an unprecedented scale.

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#Latest: Taiwan is demonstrating its fortitude against the Chinese threat with an annual defense exercise that is twice as long and far bigger than in the past. That includes: a record number of reservists, new weapons systems, and urban warfare scenarios. Read more: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan Resists China With Military Displays and History Lessons

Amped-up drills and new U.S. tanks have added bite to President Lai Ching-te’s Taiwan-is-a-country lecture tour.

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🇹🇼 #HanKuang41: Taiwan’s annual military exercises have officially kicked off. Here at a middle school campus, more than a hundred reservists are getting a refresher, brushing up on their weapon skills, map reading and close-quarters battle.

#LATEST: Taiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possible Chinese invasion. Read more on Taiwan's sea drone ambitions: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan has embarked on a mission to purge any allies of Beijing from its civil service—vetting hundreds of thousands of workers and threatening to revoke the citizenship of those found to be Chinese citizens By @joyuwang.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan Tries to Purge Its Ranks of China Sympathizers

The government is stepping up scrutiny of members of the civil service and military for signs of misplaced allegiances.

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Taiwan will commission its first-ever army drone units and introduce sea drones to its naval forces, part of efforts to modernize its arsenal to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said in an interview. By @joyuwang.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion

Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.

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NEW: Taiwan will commission its first-ever army drone units this year and introduce sea drones to its naval forces, part of its efforts to modernize its arsenal to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said in an interview. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion

Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.

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Taiwan is racing to build up new, asymmetric defenses aimed at making China’s much more powerful military think twice before attacking. Failing that, it aims to inflict enough pain to slow China while it seeks help from Washington. By @joyuwang.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan’s New Strategy: Make China Fear the Pain of an Invasion

Taiwan’s so-called porcupine strategy aims to deter a Chinese invasion—or at least stall it until U.S. support arrives.

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Taiwan wants to scrap a longtime focus on equipping the island for a conventional war. Instead, it is racing to build up new, asymmetric defenses aimed at deterring China. Our latest deep dive into the Taiwanese efforts––and the hurdles: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan’s New Strategy: Make China Fear the Pain of an Invasion

Taiwan’s so-called porcupine strategy aims to deter a Chinese invasion—or at least stall it until U.S. support arrives.

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Latest: After weeks in which Trump’s pullback of support for Ukraine awakened fears of U.S. abandonment of Taiwan, officials in Taipei are increasingly confident that they have Trump’s backing as Beijing steps up its efforts to subdue the island. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan Dares to Hope Trump Will Back It Against Beijing

The White House’s push to confront Beijing reassured officials in Taipei, who watched President Trump’s shift on Ukraine with alarm.

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China is still developing its capacity to invade Taiwan, but analysts say it is now able to carry out a blockade or quarantine. @joyuwang.bsky.social and I take a look at how that might unfold Gift link: www.wsj.com/world/china/...

China Is Ready to Blockade Taiwan. Here’s How.

China’s military, in increasingly complex exercises, have encircled Taiwan and simulated blockades.

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Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, in a security road map released Tuesday, emphasized the usefulness of U.S. support. "The U.S. is a crucial strategic partner, working closely with us on military cooperation and helping to boost our self-defense capabilities." www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...

Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China

The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.

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