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news:
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Foreign
Policy in focus, 2023-3-2:
if Beijing did decide to invade Taiwan after 2026, TSMC’s
intellectual capital, in the form of its top computer scientists, would
undoubtedly be on outbound flights for Phoenix, leaving little more than a
few concrete shells and some sabotaged equipment behind...significant
chip factory projects being put in place ... Add it
all up and the U.S. is already about halfway to the “minimum of three years and a $350 billion
investment… to replace the Taiwanese [chip] foundries
◆
USNI, 2023-3-2:
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl
testified before the House Armed Services Committee that he does not
think China will attempt to invade Taiwan before 2027.
◆ Reuters, 2023-2-28:
The threat of China invading
Taiwan has moved to the centre of global money
managers' risk radars and is factoring in their investment decisions,"China
wouldn't have to invade Taiwan or actually get hot to just cause a stir in that
part of the market" ◆
Washington Post, 2023-2-28: The Russian invasion has
allowed the United States to conduct a dry run of exactly the sort of policies
that deterring or defeating a Chinese attack on Taiwan would require: active
defense industrial production lines, an efficient logistics network
...a coalition of allies ... ◆
full text
◆ New
York Times, 2023-2-27:
U.S. military planners would prefer to
fight a conventional war. But the Chinese are prepared to wage a much
broader type of warfare that would reach deep into American society.
The U.S. economy is heavily dependent on Chinese resources and
manufactured goods ◆
Washington Post, ABC
news, 2023-2-27:
CIA chief: Xi Jinping
has instructed his country's military to “be ready by 2027” to invade Taiwan;
China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan ◆
Asia Society Policy Institute, Feb. 2023: evidence
from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress in 2022 augurs against an
invasion or all-out blockade in the short term. PRC
might seizure of one or more of the islands currently
controlled by the ROC.
◆
Japan Times, 2023-2-24:
Japan will, at best, be a (possibly reluctant) follower of a U.S.-led coalition
to defend Taiwan...In case Chinese President Xi Jinping attempts to annex Taiwan, the stakes of confronting Beijing will be much
higher for Japan and other U.S. partners than facing Moscow is for Europeans.
◆
New
York Times, 2023-2-22:
TSMC might have been forced to set up a factory in the United
States because of political considerations, but so far, the Phoenix
project has yielded very little benefit for TSMC or Taiwan...citing
lofty costs.
◆
New York Times, 2023-2-22: Gallagher argued that Taiwan could not be expected to
build defense formidable enough to deter Beijing...without the US making good on
a backlog of purchase order
◆
WSJ, Fox News, 2023-2-23:
The U.S. is preparing to send 100 to 200 troops to Taiwan for
training amid rising
tensions with China; The Wall Street Journal described the planned troop increase in
the coming months as the largest deployment of American forces in Taiwan in
decades.
◆ TIME, 2023-2-23:
Winning
the tech war with China
depended
entirely upon persuading U.S. allies—particularly Taiwan, the Netherlands,
and Japan—to follow the U.S. lead and adopt similar export control regulations
◆ Aljazeera, 2023-2-23: CIA Director William Burns
recently said although Xi was likely “unsettled” by Russia’s failures in
Ukraine, he had still told China’s military to be ready to invade Taiwan by
2027. ◆
Bloomberg, 2023-2-22:
Holding off the PLA for two weeks is a key goal of Taiwan's
military because it would allow time for the US and other allies to come to its aid.
◆ Washington Post, 2023-2-22: Our best chance of preventing an invasion of Taiwan, and of essentially
preventing World War III, is to put actual hard power on Taiwan
◆ Washington Post, 2023-2-20:
growing concern — conviction even
— that war between the United States and China could be coming.
The U.S.
should deter — not provoke — Beijing over Taiwan. ◆
Economist, 2023-2-18:
China still relies on Russia for certain crucial military components, which
makes the friendship central to any plans China might have to invade Taiwan ◆
NY
Times,
2023-2-15:
An active denial strategy that
focuses on supplying defensive weapons to U.S. allies and a lower-profile, more
agile deployment of U.S. forces in the region would raise the costs of Chinese
military action without exacerbating China's own sense
of insecurity
◆
Council on Foreign
Relations, 2023-2-12:
the unpredictable nature of ADIZ
violations is intended to keep the status quo around Taiwan unstable and
ambiguous in order to facilitate strategic surprise
◆ CNN, 2023-2-9: More US firms in Taiwan say they're
seeing 'significant disruption' due to rising tension with China
-
elevated concern from global headquarters,
increased shipping, insurance or financial costs, as well as staff anxiety
◆
Bloomberg, 2023-2-5:
the US position on the island
remains equivocal. The intention is to avoid provoking Beijing, yet the
consequence is to weaken deterrence.
◆
full text
USA Today, 2023-1-20:
Taiwan's envoy to the US says her island
has learned lessons from Ukraine's war that will help it deter, defend against
an attack by China. Among the lessons: preparing for the kind of all-of-society
fight Ukrainians are waging against Russia ◆
AFP, 2023-1-21:
Blinken sees lower US tensions with China but risks on Taiwan
◆
CNN, 2023-1-20:
In
Taiwan, ex-conscripts feel unprepared for potential China conflict
◆
WSJ, 2023-1-19:
The Heritage Foundation's latest 'Index of U.S. Military
Strength' warns of declining power in the U.S. Navy and Air Force.
Taiwan is
ramping up its spending on defense but its conscription and readiness are
underwhelming. ◆
New York Post,
2023-1-14:
the U.S.
needs to speed up its military shipments to Taiwan,
specifically long-range bombers with long-range anti-ship
missiles.
◆The
SUN, 2023-1-14:
Taking Taiwan could even require Beijing to muster
a force of two million troops, ...US should help arm Taiwan with missiles
to DESTROY Shanghai to stop Chinese invasion, says ex-general
◆ Washington
Post, 2023-1-9:
Taiwan needs to be prepared to withstand a lengthy siege
but has not stockpiled nearly enough energy, food, medicine or ammunition. It
has only about 10
days of natural gas supplies in reserve...
Unfortunately, a lot of Taiwanese still
don’t seem to grasp how perilous their situation is. ◆ The
American SPECTATOR,
2023-1-5:
coming
crisis over Taiwan is now popularly treated as a foregone
conclusion...What is more
likely is that China will wait a while longer, probably until
the early 2030s.◆Wall
Street Journal, 2022-12-28: Military conscription is a good start,
but leaders in Taipei need to act with greater urgency still
◆
Insider,
2022-12-29: Easton:
It would be very difficult and
dangerous for the PLA to try to move on Taiwan proper without
first suppressing Kinmen, the Penghus, and the Matsu islands
(with
a substantial number of
missiles )
◆
France
24, 2022-12-26:
Seventy-one
warplanes deployed by China in war drills -
the
largest reported incursion to date
◆ Modern War Institute at West
point, 2022-12-19:
Taiwan has mostly accepted the need to
shift to a “porcupine strategy” ... implementation has been
slow. And Taiwan has neglected to cultivate the guerrilla-style
resistance forces that will be necessary to counter an
occupation.
◆ Wall
Street Journal, 2022-11-23: ...the persistent fecklessness of
Taiwanese government's defense
policy, whose bottom line is that the island should be defended by others while
Taiwan's youth can continue to play video games.◆ Economist,
2022-11-18:
Will Taiwan be the Ukraine of Asia?
The status quo is breaking
down, making war more likely
◆ Fortune,
2022-11-19: U.S.
restrictions on selling advanced computer chips to China could
make invading Taiwan more tempting to Beijing.
U.S. faces ‘immediate Great Depression’ if China seizes Taiwan’s
semiconductor industry ◆
USNI, 2022-11-7: Pentagon official: China will increase pressure
on Taiwan in next two years rather than invade
◆ The Atlantic, 2022-11-7:
Because Taiwan is an island, it will be difficult to resupply in
the event of hostilities; Taiwan needs support now
◆
WarOnTheRocks, 2022-10-28: U.S. support for Ukraine and other
dynamics have led some to
question if the current administration is truly prioritizing Taiwan
◆
New
York Times, 2022-10-20: The longer, written version of
Xi's speech also stated that China has strengthened its “strategic
initiative for China’s complete reunification,” suggesting greater
urgency for its future plans ◆
BBC, 2022-10-18:
China is pursuing unification with Taiwan "on a much faster timeline"
than previously expected, Blinken says, Beijing
had decided the status quo was no longer acceptable ◆
Newsweek,
2022-10-21: Beijing
has responded to the U.S. Navy's warning of a potential Chinese
attack on Taiwan as soon as this year by cautioning Washington
against any intervention on the sensitive geopolitical issue ◆
Daily Express, 2022-10-21: the 'Weakness'
of US could 'encourage' China's
efforts to blockade Taiwan; Experts
urged the US to stand firm against Beijing ◆
The Diplomat, 2022-10-21:
recent
polling has indicated over 50 percent of Americans support
coming to Taiwan's defense if an
invasion were to occur
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Chinese Communist Party Congress
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◆
CNBC, 2022-10-18 |
Political watchers say the (CCP
Congress) speech showed that Xi is not be keen to take Taiwan by
force |
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◆
NY Times, 2022-10-16 |
China is still
exerting what Xi also uses in the speech —
‘strategic patience' |
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◆
LA Times, 2022-10-16 |
Chinese Communist Party Congress affords another step for Xi
Jinping's consolidation of power |
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full text |
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CBS, 2022-9-18: Biden :
"U.S. forces, U.S. men and women
would defend Taiwan"
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DW
(Germany), 2022-9-19 |
scholars: "it
can lead to very different results than what Biden might be thinking he has the
capacity to do,"," US "strategic ambiguity is
becoming more strategic and less ambiguous."
dw.com/en/biden-us-forces-would-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades/a-63166248 |
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Le Monde (France), 2022-9-19 |
Alors que l’occupant de la Maison Blanche a tenu des propos forts sur le
dossier taïwanais dimanche soir, la Chine a dénoncé « une grave
violation de [son] engagement important à ne pas soutenir l’indépendance
de Taïwan .
lemonde.fr/international/article/2022/09/19/joe-biden-affirme-que-les-etats-unis-defendraient-taiwan-en-cas-d-invasion-chinoise_6142183_3210.html |
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Japan
Times (Japan), 2022-9-20 |
Cornell
prof. called Biden's
remarks “dangerous",
this
new combo (a pledge to send troops + decisions about independence are
Taiwan’s) suggests an unconditional commitment, U.S. is issuing Taiwan a
blank check
japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/20/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/biden-taiwan-remarks-uncertainty/ |
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Bloomberg, 2022-9-20 |
“Such comments will do more to feed Beijing's
sense of urgency than they will bolster deterrence”
Taiwan's
leaders could move closer to independence — U.S. allies like Japan or
South Korea will almost certainly be made more uneasy...
risks pulling them into a war
msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-s-vow-to-defend-taiwan-makes-us-policy-shift-explicit/ar-AA123qxX |
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France
24 (France), 2022-9-19 |
most explicit statement so far on the issue,
something sure to anger Beijing.。Biden's
Asia policy czar, Kurt Campbell, has in the past rejected any move to
"strategic clarity" over Taiwan, saying there were "significant
downsides" to such an approach”msn.com/en-gb/news/world/biden-says-us-forces-would-defend-taiwan-if-china-invades/ar-AA11YIsO |
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Daily
Express (UK), 2022-9-19 |
Bonnie Glaser:
"
if Mr Biden makes such pledges he needs
the "capability" to back them up,
If President Biden plans to defend Taiwan, then he should
make sure the U.S. military has the capability to do so",
“"Rhetorical support
that isn't backed up by real capabilities is unlikely to strengthen
deterrence"
express.co.uk/news/world/1671100/Joe-Biden-Taiwan-China-Xi-Jinping-CBS-Nancy-Pelosi-White-House-ont |
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No guarantee
that
U.S. military
will hold the same view as Biden
to defend Taiwan |
♣ Foreign
Policy, Politico, 2022-10-2:
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to directly endorse
President Joe Biden’s statement that the U.S. military would
defend Taiwan
politico.com/news/2022/10/02/lloyd-austin-china-taiwan-biden-00059922
♣
The Hill, 2022-10-3:
US defense chief sidesteps
questions on Biden’s pledge to defend Taiwan
news.yahoo.com/us-defense-chief-sidesteps-questions-200504858.html |
♣
VICE, 2022-9-28:
no guarantee that the next U.S.
president will hold the same view as Biden, given the lack of a
formal commitment by the U.S. military to intervene in the event of an
attack by the PLA
vice.com/en/article/m7gp7v/taiwan-defense-china-invasion-conscripts |
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Contrast
Taiwan Strait Crisis in
1995/96 and 2022
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◆
New York Times, 2022-8-5 |
the U.S. military had
ordered the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan to
“remain on station” in the
region but some distance from the entrance to the Taiwan Strait.，... during
a crisis in 1996, when President Bill Clinton moved
aircraft carriers closer to the strait.
(PS:
and conducted large scale drills
zh.m.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/台灣海峽飛彈危機
)
nytimes.com/2022/08/04/world/asia/taiwan-china-military-drills.html
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◆
New York Times, 2022-8-4 |
... failing to move more naval
forces into the region, the United States would be perceived by Mr. Xi
as less committed to the region than Mr. Clinton was a quarter century
ago. |
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◆
United Daily (Taiwan) , 2022-8-5 |
The drill has been conducted under US tacit permission,
which
shakes the policy of peaceful
resolution...
udn.com/news/story/11091/6515486?from=udn_ch2cate6643sub11091_pulldownmenu_v2 |
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◆ USA Today, 2022-8-6 |
National Security Council:U.S.
would postpone intercontinental ballistic missile test scheduled...
reducing the risks of miscalculation and misperception
news.yahoo.com/china-halts-climate-military-ties-152347684.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall |
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◆ Global Times
(China), 2022-8-5 |
the US Navy's Ronald Reagan carrier strike group retreated
hundreds of kilometers eastward overnight, after the PLA
announced live-fire exercise zones east of the island。 |
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China's
Missiles over Taiwan
in 2022-8-5 |
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◆
CNN, 2022-8-4 |
missiles flying over the island marked a significant escalation |
|
◆
New York Times, 2022-8-3 |
China's
CCTV stated that one of the missiles flew over
Taiwan, marking another escalation of Chinese pressure on the
island and risking serious miscalculation. |
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Can
"silicon shield"
protect
Taiwan? |
|
New York Times,
2022-9-9 |
Taiwan is
protected by something far more subtle —The
"silicon shield"...If
it is clear that China will be better off with a steady flow of chips from
Taiwan, peace is likely to prevail |
|
New York Times,
2022-8-29 |
Analysts debate how much
protection China's reliance on Taiwan gives
it. Some argue that calculations over
supply chains are insignificant in a decision over war. |
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National
Interest,
2022-5-15 |
Taiwan's
“silicon shield”—the name for a strategy that entrusts the island's
defense to both Chinese and American reliance on its semiconductors—is
an outmoded concept that burdens the United States, emboldens Taiwan,
and fails to deter China |
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VOA News,
2021-5-10 |
Song Hong, assistant general director at the
Institute of World Economics and Politics under the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences shrugged off the
geopolitical implications of Taiwan’s silicon shield, saying that China
views Taiwanese issues as domestic affairs and will not be deterred from
its goals by U.S. action |
|
Fox News,
2022-8-26 |
Why would the U.S.
fight China over Taiwan,
Trade is the key reason and the aforementioned importance of semiconductor
production is the glue |
|
New York Times,
2022-1-25 |
75
percent of production takes place in East Asia.
Ninety percent of the most advanced chips are made in
Taiwan...China
could use economic coercion, cyberoperations and hybrid tactics to try to
seize or harm Taiwan's semiconductor industry — Biden
promised he would work to bring production of semiconductor chips back to the
United States.
nytimes.com/2022/01/26/us/politics/computer-chip-shortage-taiwan.html |
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CBS
News, 2022-9-25 |
Blinken said. "[Which is] one of the reasons we're now investing
so heavily in our own capacity to produce semiconductors here in the United
States. We designed them, but the actual production is done in a handful
of places, and Taiwan produces most of
them… The effects that that would have on the global economy would be
devastating." |
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Taiwan dominates
the global production of computer chips /
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BBC, 2022-1-12,
source: The Military Balnce, IISS 2021 |
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Taiwan |
S. Korea |
China |
Other |
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65% |
18% |
5% |
12% |
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news.yahoo.com/china-taiwan-really-simple-guide-142542268.html |
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◆
BBC, 2022-10-18:
China is pursuing unification with Taiwan "on a much faster timeline"
than previously expected, Blinken says, Beijing
had decided the status quo was no longer acceptable ◆
CNBC, 2022-10-18: Political watchers say the (CCP
Congress) speech showed that Xi is not be keen to take Taiwan by
force ◆
New York Times, 2022-10-17: China's
leader warns of “perilous, stormy seas" ahead ◆
TIME, 2022-10-11:
Defending far-off Taiwan ...is about defending
Americans' security, liberties, and
prosperity ◆
Economist, 2022-10-10: In Washington,
there is talk of intelligence that
the pla has
been told to be in a position
to take Taiwan by 2027...The liberal political order is at stake ◆ Forbes, 2022-10-3:
Defense Secretary Austin: Chinese Invasion Of Taiwan Not
'Imminent';
“What we do see is China moving to
establish what we would call a new normal".
◆
LA Times, 2022-9-11:
China's leaders know their power is about to diminish,
and that will make them more likely to take risks in the short run — to invade
Taiwan, for example
◆ The
Global and Mail (Canada), 2022-9-10:
Taiwan's long-term survival prospects
are much worse than Ukraine's...
it would probably take Taiwan five years of defence spending at 5 per
cent of GDP, ... a return to several years of
conscription and large active reserves in the Israeli model
◆ Foreign
Policy,2022-9-8: strategic priorities, budgets, and acquisition
limitations, are preventing Taipei from laying in the critical war-reserve
materiel it would need to against PLA ◆ War on the Rocks,
2022-9-7: In Taiwan, many
young citizens concluded that conscription
was a waste of time and a tedious chore....those
with political connections seek to be posted in cities rather than at the border
or in the field. ◆
Bloomberg , 2022-9-7: China Invading Taiwan
Is ‘Distinct Threat’◆
Weekend Australian , 2022-9-7: Best way to avoid war is to arm Taiwan ◆ NY Times, 2022-9-4: Washington is increasingly wary
that an emboldened China might invade Taiwan in the coming years. ◆
Washington Examiner, 2022-9-6: Taiwan sees Bidens political-fears weakening us-strategy to counter china
◆
Daily Express (UK), 2022-8-29: WW3 looming as 'no good
options' remain in 'dangerous' China-US conflict over Taiwan ◆
NY Times, 2022-8-25:
China could try to impose a blockade
to force the island into concessions or as a precursor to wider military action
◆ NY Times, 2022-8-21:
critics argued the tensions over
Taiwan showed that Washington
needed stronger military and economic strategies. ◆
War on the Rosks, 2022-8-22: Some five to nine missiles passed over Taiwan
en route to targets east of the main island ◆
Economist, 2022-8-11:
America has changed,...it
began to doubt that it was worth defending...there is
little doubt that America would join a fight over Taiwan today...
Japan ...has indicated that it could intervene in a
war...Taiwan must also show more willingness to defend
itself ◆
NY Times, 2022-8-11:
Taiwan, which has struggled with accidents and
morale in the face of such a would-be foe as China. By many accounts, Taiwan's
forces are poorly equipped and understaffed
◆
Washington Post, 2022-8-11: Beijing is now focusing on taking the island
by force, not through peaceful reunification
◆ Economist, 2022-8-10: Ms Pelosi's visit has
allowed Beijing to move to a new level of military activity
unchallenged, which will make it harder for America to defend
Taiwan. ◆
BBC, 2022-8-9: Beijing firing missiles over Taiwan
- have become "acceptable" - because they have
happened, and Beijing has got away with it. this
becomes the new standard ◆ NY Times, 2022-8-8:
China's
drills near Taiwan is a sign that
Beijing will keep up its military pressure on Taiwan, and could be normalizing
its presence around the island before gradually cutting off access to its
airspace and waters ◆ NY Times, 2022-8-7:
China’s
leader has made it clearer than any of his predecessors that he sees
unifying Taiwan with China to be a
primary goal of his rule
◆ The Hill, 2022-8-6: Taiwan...too economically dependent on China to
withstand an economic cold war with Beijing.◆ Wall Street Journal, 2022-8-5: Xi Jinping appears to
be preparing for an even more consequential onslaught against Taiwan...
it could trigger a conflict that would make the war in Ukraine look minor by
comparison ◆ New York Times, 2022-8-3:
failing to move more naval forces into the region, the United States would be
perceived by Mr. Xi as less committed to the region than Mr. Clinton was a
quarter century ago. ◆ New York Times, 2022-8-2:
China is preparing a hostile
response of some sort...This is an exceptionally
dangerous situation, perhaps more so than Ukraine
◆ New York Times, 2022-7-26:
The risks to Taiwan from Chinese aggression have
gained urgency since Russia's attacks on Ukraine...
a sea-and-air invasion of Taiwan
would be difficult for China to pull off in the near term. Instead, it could
do so piecemeal ◆ NY Times, 2022-7-25:
Chinese leaders might try
to move against the self-governing island over the next year and a half —
perhaps by trying to cut off access to all or part of the Taiwan Strait
◆The Hill , 2022-7-26:
The longer the Biden administration
continues delaying and stinting its support for Ukraine without enabling
Kyiv to halt and reverse Russia's invasion, the
more precarious both Ukraine's and Taiwan's
positions become
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China published a white paper titled
"The Taiwan Question and China's Reunification in the New Era" |
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GT, 2022-8-10 |
the
wellbeing
of the people in Taiwan hinges on the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation... it
will create huge opportunities for social and economic
development in Taiwan and bring tangible benefits to the people
of Taiwan。globaltimes.cn/page/202208/1272637.shtml |
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NY Times, 2022-8-15 |
The 2000
paper said nine times
that negotiations between Taiwan and China to determine that framework
would be conducted on “equal
footing,” or other similar language. But that pledge appeared
only once in the new paper
nytimes.com/2022/08/15/world/asia/china-taiwan-us.html
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Reuters, 2022-8-10 |
A line in the 2000 white paper that said "anything can be
negotiated" as long as Taiwan accepts that there is only one China and does
not seek independence, is missing from the latest white paper.
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/china-withdraws-promise-not-send-troops-taiwan-after-unification-2022-08-10/ |
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Forbes,
Reuters, 2022-8-10 |
...in two
previous white papers on Taiwan, in 1993 and 2000, that it "will
not send troops or administrative personnel to be based in
Taiwan" after achieving unification ... is missing from the
latest white paper. |
ABC news ,
Australia,
2022-8-11 |
China says there are
"profound historical and cultural
ties" with Taiwan..."Its economy is highly complementary with that of the mainland."...Taiwanese
citizens who would "enjoy a high degree of autonomy
as a special administrative region".
msn.com/en-au/news/australia/why-does-china-want-taiwan-when-its-already-so-big-and-rich-the-answer-is-about-more-than-land-and-money/ar-AA10z5KJ |
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NBC, 2022-8-10 |
... reiterated its desire
for “peaceful reunification.” But it did not rule out the use of
force as a “last resort taken under compelling circumstances,”
without specifying what those circumstances might be
nbcnews.com/news/world/is-taiwan-worried-china-threat-invasion-pelosi-visit-rcna41964
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United Daily (聯合報),
2022-8-11 |
這是更為強硬的表態，除了對內部十四億人有所交代，也對國際社會明確堅定表達北京看法，同時也想加大對台軟、硬兩手力度
udn.com/news/story/10930/6528208?from=udn_ch2cate6638sub10930_pulldownmenu_v2 |
China Daily,
2022-8-12 |
The white paper received a warm response and wide support from Chinese people at
home and abroad, and the DPP authorities' misinterpretation cannot deny that
"one country, two systems" is a
peaceful, democratic, good-faith and win-win solution
chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/12/WS62f58be5a310fd2b29e71b7a.html
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full text:
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