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Financial Times (UK), 8-28-2020: Taiwan eases restrictions on US pork
and beef imports. The Hill, 8-25-2020:
Taiwan
Relations Act (TRA)
... does not
say the president must wait to
consult Congress
until a Chinese attack actually occurs or is imminent — only
that the threat to Taiwan’s democratic security and the danger to U.S.
interests be identified...Yet, Biden... consultation with Congress prior to
responding would cause disastrous delay.
Forbes, 8-24-2020: China
Can Capture Taiwan In Three Days, Say Former U.S. Officials.
Voice of America, 8-21-2020: a
possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan... could happen as early as next year...
the Trump administration has been taking a very strong stand on China in
recent months, there have been no moves from the administration to suggest
it is preparing to do away with strategic ambiguity... Joseph Biden:
the U.S. has not been obligated to defend Taiwan ... There is a huge
difference between reserving the right to use force and obligating
ourselves, a priori, to come to the defense of Taiwan . Real Clear
Investigations, 8-17-2020: Taiwan Defense Act ―
would impose serious legal obligations that would demand action.
questions are hotly debated among military specialists and within the Pentagon,
which have received scant notice in the mainstream press...
few experts on China seem to think that the
country will actually go to war over Taiwan anytime soon.
Foreign Policy, 8-20-2020: Suicide reveals Taiwanese army dangerously
unprepared for Chinese invasion. Bloomberg, 8-20-2020: The
danger of a Chinese assault on Taiwan is growing.
And the U.S., which has an ambiguous security commitment to Taipei, might well lose if
it joined such a war on Taiwan’s behalf.
N.Y. Times, 8-17-2020: U.S.
Tries to Bolster Taiwan’s Status, Short of Recognizing Sovereignty.
US Naval Institute,
Proceedings, Aug. 2020: 2021 U.S. political transition would be an even more
vulnerable time than usual for U.S. decision-making... such an
opportunity would only appear every few decades...for achievement of a
long-held goal — to bring Taiwan back into China.
NY Times, 8-15-2020:
Beijing continues to take a tough stance on Taiwan, but is dialing down its
belligerence to avoid provocative moves that might give President Trump more
opportunities to attack.
CNN, 8-14-2020: What
Taiwan needs form the US is a strong stable marriage not a hot passionate
romance ... a long-term antagonistic relationship between the US and
China wasn't sustainable after November... Taiwan needs to think about it.
Daily Express, 8-13-2020:
World War 3: China 'ready' for conflict with US over Taiwan row ... Peking
University Bo: there could be parties with the US military aiming to create a
small-scale and “controllable” conflict with their Chinese counterparts.
MirageNews
(Australia), 8-11-2020: Q:
red line for the U.S. in
terms of us going in and defending Taiwan? Pompeo: We thoroughly
intend to uphold our obligations and commitments with respect to the
historical understandings between the United States and China on Taiwan.
CNN,
8-11-2020 :
Beijing's warplanes have only
crossed Taiwan
Strait "median line" ( "the de facto cease-fire line")
intentionally three times since 1999 (ps: Newsweek, 8-12-2020:
since 1949) -- once in March 2019, in
February of this year, and again on Monday (Azar met with
Taiwan President
Tsai).
aljazeera, 8-11-2020: Taiwan's top diplomat tells visiting US health
secretary that Chinese pressure is making 'life increasingly difficult' .
Politico, L.A. Time,
8-10-2020:
warmer relations
with Taiwan are largely a result of strong bipartisan support in Congress...
appear to show how the Trump administration is willing to defy Beijing’s threats
and promote an alternative to Chinese Communist Party authoritarianism.
The Week (UK) , Yahoo News , 8-9-2020
: (FT) isn't sure how serious
President Trump is about supporting Taiwan and predicted he could back down if
things with China really get heated, leaving the island vulnerable. "If I were
Beijing, I would be asking myself: 'If the U.S. gives us a justification to
attack Taiwan, what are the odds that he will change is pattern of cutting and
running?"
New Zealand
Herald, 8-9-2020:
Tension reaching boiling point!
Beijing mobilises invasion craft along
coast, satellite images reportedly show amphibious armoured vehicles and
mobile missile launchers massing at military bases near the island nation...series
of "combat readiness" exercises over the disputed South China Sea, with combat
aircraft and naval vessels... Foreign Policy
8-7-2020:
Some
hawkish voices in Washington have even suggested arming
Taiwan with nuclear weapons... Instead, the US should urgently provide
additional conventional military aid to address the dangerous shift
.
Washington Post, 8-6-2020: Alex Azar’s trip to Taiwan is about
refusing to appease China. a fraught strategy and the stakes are high.
Telegraph, 8-6-2020: China accused of deploying more amphibious
weapons to eastern coast as tensions with Taiwan rise.
National
Interest, 8-6-2020: the odds are uncomfortably high that the U.S.
forces would be defeated in a war with China over Taiwan. What’s worse, even
achieving a tactical victory could result in a devastating strategic loss.
If China committed all-out to seize Taiwan, then it could accomplish its
objective in a finite time period, measured in days to weeks.
Foreign Policy, 8-4-2020: CCP may be
increasingly tempted to act against Taiwan. Helping
to deter any such aggression doesn’t require nukes,
but it should nonetheless be an urgent national
security priority for Washington . NBC
News , 8-5-2020: Cui ( Chn. ambassador )
said relations between the U.S. and China were at the lowest point in nearly
50 years, since President Richard Nixon opened a dialogue with Beijing in
1971. CNBC,
8-5-2020: Taiwan is in a ‘delicate’ situation with China as military
drills intensify... in the near-term, they do not have the capacity to
really ‘retake’ Taiwan, ... over the years ... not a scintilla of evidence
of flexibility on these kinds of core interest questions, and that’s what
makes Taiwan so dangerous. CNN, 8-5-2020: Taiwan has emerged as
one of the focal points of the escalating tensions between Washington and
Beijing.
The Australian 8-4-2020: Xi
has made it clear that taking back Taiwan would be the crowning achievement in
his vision to restore China’s place as a great power. we tend to
underestimate the importance the US puts on the defence of Taiwan.
Sunday Guardian 8-2-2020: The Quad must strengthen and support Taiwan.
CNN 8-1-2020: Taiwan could become the next flashpoint in the global tech
war.
Bloomberg 7-30-2020: Now fears are growing that Xi wants to cement his
place alongside Mao and Deng by conquering Taiwan,... Of the many US-China
conflicts right now — none is more dangerous over the long haul
than that involving Taiwan. Express (UK), 7-29-2020:
Harvard prof. Ezra Vogel: Unfortunately, there
is possibility of an armed confrontation. Nobody wants it, and everybody
would lose if a war erupts.
Morning Star (UK),
7-27-2020:
If you think China’s claims in the South China Sea are irrational, think again: the problem for Britain and the US is that the wrong side won the Chinese civil war.
We always have a righteous cause to defend... VICE 7-24-2020: facing
a CCP congress in 2022 that will determine the renewal of his chairmanship
of the party — Taiwan could become a bargaining chip. LOWY
Institute 7-17-2020: Taiwan tiptoes in cross-strait relations. Tokyo Review (Japan),
7-25-2020:
Taiwan is where Japan would have to draw the line
. Washington Post,
7-22-2020: Inside China, the government has faced growing calls from hawkish military pundits and nationalist commentators to grasp the current strategic window to seize Taiwan...
in January 2019, Xi offered an ultimatum to Taiwan to come to the table for
unification talks or face annexation by force...Taiwan would be an extremely convenient sacrificial lamb.
TIME, 7-22-2020: President Xi Jinping pursues an increasingly assertive foreign policy, leading to speculation he may attempt a military confrontation in the region. NewsWeek,
7-21-2020: Once military
conflict breaks out - A slight plurality of 31 percent assigned
blame to Chinese President Xi Jinping, while 30 percent of respondents said they
believed both Xi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen were responsible and 24
percent blamed Tsai. Daily Mail, 7-22-2020: China has
made several 'simulated' military attacks on Taiwan.
Daily
Express
(UK) 7-21-2020:
WAR will break out between
China and the US in the South China Sea if Beijing violates the alliance
agreement between America and Taiwan.
Bloomberg 7-20-2020:
Beijing is no doubt waiting
to see the outcome of the U.S. presidential election before taking any more
significant actions.
National Interest 7-18-2020:
This will be
much more
difficult and
costly than Hong
Kong has been,
but make no
mistake: for
these (CCP) people,
that cost is
deemed as
necessary and
they will gladly
pay it. Unless
the United
States binds
itself to
protect the
independence of
Taiwan on pain
of war, Taiwan
is next.
Asia
Times, 7-20-2020: US tech giants exposed if China takes
Taiwan ... Even an unsuccessful invasion of Taiwan would cause a supply chain disruption.
ecns.cn 7-17-2020: China:
Two sides of Taiwan
Strait should jointly safeguard China's sovereignty
over the islands and reefs in the South China Sea and their adjacent waters.
Foreign
Affairs, 7-8-2020: Given how little Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong has
cost it to date, we are concerned that Beijing will draw the wrong
conclusions about the costs of future coercion against Taiwan. FoxNews 7-8-2020:
The passage
of a national
security law on Hong
Kong has put Taiwan on edge, with pro-democracy
activists fearing that Beijing will
soon have the self-ruled island in its crosshairs. Washington
Post 7-7-2020: The Hong Kong security law could be China’s blueprint
to deal with the ‘Taiwan problem'...China has
arguably moved a step closer to preparing for war with the
island democracy
. National Interest 7-6-2020:
China and Taiwan Could Be Headed Towards a Showdown...
New York Times, 7-2-2020: The
possibility of a military conflict between China and Taiwan remains remote,
experts say, because the costs for Beijing would be extraordinary, including
significant casualties and damage to its international standing. Yet the two
sides are moving farther and farther apart, with little appetite for
compromise. USA Today 7-5-2020: Taiwan has never been more important to American
interests.
LOWY institute 7-9-2020:
Xi isn’t such a realist when it comes to Taiwan.
Beijing views Taiwan in largely political terms – preoccupied with “the
great trend of history” towards unification.
New York Times, 7-2-2020:
The (HK) security law is raising
fears in Taiwan.
Foreign
Affairs,
6-18-2020: A strategic miscalculation might involve Chinese leaders
choosing to blockade or attack Taiwan in the near term or midterm based on a
set of strongly held beliefs about the United States as a declining power
...
New York Times, 6-26-2020: China’s
Military Provokes Its Neighbors, but the Message Is for the United States...
When China views it is being challenged in these other sovereignty disputes
in this era, it will respond with a very tough line, ... the possibility of confrontation would increase as the U.S.
presidential campaign heated up.
New York Times, 6-21-2020: It’s
a quite deliberate Chinese strategy to try to maximize what they perceive as
being a moment of distraction and the reduced capability of the United States to
pressure neighbors... New York Times,
6-23-2020:
Taiwan raps China for military activity, says it should fight virus
instead.
FoxNews, 6-23-2020: (US) Navy brings massive carrier power to Taiwan Strait, SCS .
Express
(UK) 6-23-2020:
FEARS
of a World War 3 have been ignited once again ...
China:
US warships have repeatedly trespassed into Chinese territorial
and crossed the Taiwan Straits... Bloomberg
6-24-2020, John Bolton :
Taiwan
was right near the top of the
list (to be abandoned), and would probably stay
there as long as Trump remained
President, not a happy prospect
.
South China Morning Post 6-24-2020:
Risk of military conflict between US and China higher than
ever...
Pew
Research , 6-10-2020: In Taiwan and across the region, many support closer economic ties with both
U.S. and mainland China...
(https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/06/10/in-taiwan-and-across-the-region-many-support-closer-economic-ties-with-both-u-s-and-mainland-china/)
Express (UK),
6-10-2020:
South China Sea crisis: US sends drones
and B-1B bombers over disputed waters as
Taiwan invasion fears soar.
L.
A. Times, 6-8-2020: China reins in nationalists clamoring for an invasion of Taiwan.
The only thing assured about a war between China and Taiwan, experts say, is
heavy casualties.
Forbes,
6-7-2020: China’s
impressive array of new warships, and the expanding capabilities they bring,
adds a lot to the credibility of the military scenario...
but “Taking Taiwan would be the one of the most difficult amphibious
operations in history...". New
York Times, 6-6-2020:
Voters in Taiwan Oust a
Pro-China Mayor ... reflects a stunning reversal and a hardening of Taiwan’s
attitude toward
China. NewsWeek
6-5-2020: If Washington does not act comprehensively and urgently, it could
be Hong Kong today and Taiwan next.
The
diplomat 6-3-2020:
the 3 flashpoints
(Taiwan, HK, S. China Sea)
that could turn a US-China cold war hot ...
dangerously close to a tipping point where
even a
small action would serve as a catalyst that
lets slip the dogs of war.
Express
(UK), 6-3-2020: South China Sea warning: All-out war fears erupt as Beijing
rejects Taiwan peace plan.
Financial
Times 6-3-2020 :
shrill rhetoric would make many believe that an assault on Taiwan could
be imminent...
Washington Post,
5-30-2020: The
threat, China's vows to 'smash' any Taiwan independence move as Trump weighs
sanctions, raised the prospect of a regional conflict that could draw in the
United States......
the rapid deterioration in relations,
already at their worst in decades.
Economist: 5-29-2020 How far will China
go? China has launched rule by fear not just over Hong Kong, but also
over the South China Sea and Taiwan.
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World Economic Forum (WEF) <Travel
and tourism competitiveness report> released at 9-4-2019 shows
Taiwan had the sub-region's largest
decline in competitiveness from 30th
down to 37th.
Taiwan ranks
No.10 among Asian countries.
for details : click
tourism
According to
World Economic Forum (WEF) <Travel
and tourism competitiveness report>
(released at 4-6-2017),
Taiwan's
most important indexes for
promoting tourism, like "Attractiveness
of Natural Assets" (parks, beaches,
mountains, wildlife, etc) ranks
world
No.87, "Natural Resources" ranks
No.55, "Environmental Sustainability" ranks No.75 (No.69
in 2015), "Price Competitiveness"
ranks
No. 46, "Hotel Price Index" ranks No.
89 (82 in 2015), Taiwan got "n/a" on China's world top 5 indexes such as
"World
heritage natural sites" as well as
"World heritage cultural sites".
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