Visitors in Taiwan have gathered at the Taipei Zoo to help celebrate a giant panda’s birthday, with politics set aside. The panda, Yuanyaun, has turned 20 years old. It first arrived at the zoo in 2008 from China, according to the Associated Press. Zookeepers gave the female panda a birthday cake in the shape of...
KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN – Over the next few years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will continue to target democratic, self-ruled Taiwan with “gray zone” tactics and an “anaconda” strategy—slow-strangulation efforts that seek to force Taipei to bow to Beijing without drastic measures such as an invasion. Experts say China will escalate its efforts to disrupt...
TAIPEI – Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercises took place this past week. The yearly war drills aim to rehearse combat readiness for a potential Chinese invasion. Our team traveled to the island to join the military and speak to officials about the annual war games. While a typhoon grounded several of the air force drills,...
Taiwan sent navy vessels out to sea and conducted take-off and landing exercises on Monday, July 22, at the start of the annual Han Kuang war games, which this year aim to be as close as possible to actual combat with no script and simulating how to repel a Chinese attack. China, which views democratically...
TAIWAN – Reactions to former President Trump’s blunt statements regarding what he sees as an imbalance in bearing the cost of defending the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name) were mixed, with some expressing varying degrees of agreement and others pointing out that Taiwan is still waiting for some $19 billion worth of already-purchased American...
A mainstay of Chinese restaurants across the United States, General Tso’s chicken is a popular takeout dish. It typically consists of fried pieces of chicken that are tossed in a sauce that is both sweet and spicy. But where did it come from? Is it eaten in China? Just who was “General Tso,” if he...
The United States’ new top envoy to Taiwan promised Wednesday that Washington will help the self-ruled island defend itself as China ramps up its military threats. The weight of the message from Raymond Greene, who assumed his new role as director of the American Institute in Taiwan on Monday, was underscored by the strong show...
NATO leaders in Washington this week are pledging support for Ukraine, but they are also deeply worried about their own long-term security. If Putin ever attacks a NATO country, he’s going to send tanks. And pop a missile barrage over Europe’s cities, just as he did to five cities in Ukraine on Monday. Fortunately, NATO...
