China carried out assault drills near Taiwan on Aug. 17, with fighter jets, anti-submarine aircraft, and combat ships exercising off the southwest and southeast of the island in what the country’s armed forces said was a response to “external interference.” In a brief statement that was released on Tuesday, the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern…
Senate Confirms Biden Nominee for Navy Secretary
The Senate on Aug. 7 confirmed Carlos Del Toro as the secretary of the Navy. President Joe Biden nominated Del Toro for the position on June 11. The Senate confirmed him on a voice vote on Saturday. During his confirmation hearing, Del Toro told senators that he would be “exclusively focused” on the threat from China….
US ‘Commitments to Taiwan Will Remain Rock Solid,’ Says Chairman of American Institute in Taiwan
During his visit to Northern California over the weekend, James F. Moriarty, chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), predicted that the U.S.-Taiwan relation will continue to grow deeper and stronger. AIT is the de facto U.S. Embassy in Taiwan. Moriarty was invited as the keynote speaker for this year’s annual meeting of the Taiwanese Chamber…
Doug Bandow Interview: US and China Both Hold Illusions About Each Other
What does the United States aim to achieve in dealing with China? Are there any assumptions by the United States about the state of China? What about the other way around? What illusions does China hold about the United States? In the ongoing conflict between the United States and China, both parties seek to dominate…
Grant Newsham: Japan Is Waking Up to the Military Threat of Communist China; How the US Can Follow
Retired U.S. Marine Colonel Grant Newsham is a senior fellow with the Center for Security Policy, as well as a research fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies focusing on Asia/Pacific defense, political, and economic matters. We discuss the implications of Japan making it clear that the Chinese Communist Party attacking Taiwan is equal…
Would China Nuke Japan?
An online video of China threatening to nuke Japan for declaring it would support Taiwan if the island nation was invaded by China presented the opinion of some hawkish Chinese Communist Party (CCP) politicians, was likely supported by CCP officials, and delivered a message that the regime won’t honor its commitment to only use nuclear…
CCP Committee Reposts Video Issuing Threats to Nuke Japan
An online video threatening that China should nuke Japan was reposted by the CCP Committee of Baoji city in Shaanxi Province on its Xigua social media channel. “Our general guiding ideology is: when we liberate [occupy by force] Taiwan, if Japan dares intervene by force, even if it only sends one soldier, one plane, or one…
Why US Must Defend Taiwan From China; Interview With Defense Experts Richard Bitzinger & Richard Fisher
Why is an island near China becoming the flashpoint of potentially the biggest global conflict? What role does Taiwan play in the showdown between the United States and China? And why does it matter to the average American family? These are the questions we must ask ourselves. Facing a regime that aims to destroy the…
The World Is Laughing at the CCP’s ‘Stupidity’: Taiwan Official on China’s Threats to Nuke Japan
Recently a video circulating on Chinese social media made headlines for threatening Japan with nuclear war if the country steps in to defend Taiwan against the Chinese regime. The video, reposted by the municipal authority in Baoji City, about 760 miles southwest of Beijing in China, said that Japan should be the exception to China’s “no…
‘All China Can Do Is Talk’: Taiwan Official Dismisses Beijing’s Threats After US Military Aircraft Landing in Taipei
In the face of the United States’ deepening engagements with Taiwan, the Chinese communist regime can do nothing but issue stern warnings, an official of the democratic island told The Epoch Times. On July 15, a U.S. Air Force C-146-A Wolfhound landed in Taiwan, delivering “diplomatic mail” to the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei—marking…
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