How Taiwan’s Political Deadlock Could Lead to New Elections
Taiwan is facing a political deadlock because the government will not make changes to a local government spending law passed by the opposition-controlled parliament....
Functional Turn of Taiwan in Trump’s National Security Strategy
In Chinese-language policy discussion this month, one claim has gone viral: because Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy (NSS) puts the Western Hemisphere first,...
Taiwan Warns It Can React Instantly if China Turns Drills Into a Surprise Attack
Taiwan’s defence ministry has warned lawmakers that the island faces a growing risk of a sudden Chinese attack masked as routine military drills. In...
Ghosts of the Past: How the Century of Humiliation Shapes Xi Jinping’s China
Chinese President Xi Jinping, while addressing the dignitaries at the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japan this September, exclaimed, “History carries the legacy...
China’s Reaction to the U.S. Venezuela Tanker Seizure
China accused the United States of blatant theft and international piracy against sovereign nations like Venezuela, following Washington's announcement of the seizure of an...
China’s Path to Green Development and Chinese-Style Modernization
In recent years, China has placed the promotion of green development at the forefront of its overall economic and social development, making significant strides...
Takaichi’s pursuit of nuclear weapons on Japanese soil
Japan’s nuclear debate, long treated as a political taboo, is resurfacing. Last week, Japan’s former defense minister, Nakatani Gen, made the most explicit public...
Loose Talk in a Nuclear Age: The Case for Rhetorical Restraint and Diplomacy
There is an old wartime maxim—dating to the First World War—that “loose lips sink ships.” It warned American sailors and civilians alike that careless...
500 Thousand Tickets Lost! What Strategy Lies Behind China’s Travel Ban to Japan?
In response to a controversial statement made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, more than 500,000 airline tickets purchased by Chinese citizens for travel...
The Crimean War Revisited: Strategic Lessons for Today’s U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral
The 1853–56 Crimean War typically kindles the image of trench warfare, freezing winter, and the Charge of the Light Brigade, yet the practical strategic...