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Yes, Japan Will Defend Taiwan – The Diplomat

For Japan, peace in the Taiwan Strait is a matter of national survival. A proper discussion of Japanese intervention should thus ask “how” not “if.”

See chaotic brawl in Taiwan Parliament over chamber reforms

Taiwanese lawmakers brawled in parliament amid a dispute about chamber reforms, Reuters reports. Taiwan’s opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT),…

Taiwan’s new leader faces China threat and voters left behind by chip boom

Taiwan’s incoming president Lai Ching-te will start his first term on Monday under pressure to raise social spending and tackle deepening economic…

The quiet Japanese island paradise on the frontline of growing Taiwan-China tensions

Yonaguni is a tourist hotspot – but its location just 100km from Taiwan means residents must wrestle with the creeping militarisation of their home.

Taiwan mulls censoring books by Chinese Communist Party, PLA

The Ministry of Culture (MOC) may propose an amendment that would regulate publications released by the Chinese Communist Party and People’s Liberation Army…

Taiwan’s new president has a nationalist reputation. It could be an asset when dealing with Beijing.

Incoming Taiwanese President William Lai is known as a “pragmatic worker for Taiwan independence,” but there’s more to the story.

Taiwan inauguration: How a presidential banquet is set to showcase the island’s identity

Lai Ching-te’s inauguration menu will feature a chicken soup common in small eateries, as well as the island’s signature bubble milk tea.

Taiwan detects 18 Chinese aircraft, 4 vessels near island

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence on Saturday confirmed the detection of a significant presence of Chinese military aircraft and vessels near Taiwan. According to the ministry’s statement, as many as 18 Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft …