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The U.S. may not involve military confrontation in the South China Sea
Although the US with its highest military budget, and maintaining the largest number of military bases around the globe, and the largest number of...
The G7 Ministerial Meeting: The Three “Firsts” for the Indo-Pacific
In the run-up to the upcoming G7 Summit in June, foreign ministers of the seven wealthiest nations, met in London to discuss on a...
Would Afghanistan’s Sneeze Make Taiwan Catch a Cold?
People have expressed disappointment at how Afghanistan was packaged and handed over to the Taliban like Santa’s Christmas gift. However, President Biden “stands squarely...
Paradoxes in the Taiwan Strait
During an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on August 18, 2021, President Joe Biden stated, “We made a sacred commitment to Article...
Will US-China Tensions Trigger the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis?
Half a century ago, the then-National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger flew to Beijing in the hope of seeking China’s alliance to contain the Soviets....
Bushido Spirit Resurrected? Japan publicly bared its swords against China
Recently, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso declared that Japan will join forces with the US to "protect Taiwan." There has been a lot...
An overambitious party state and the perils of imperial overstretch
Here, I analyse the rise of China under an overambitious Communist Party (CCP), and what it means for the rest of the world, despite...
High time for India to Reconsider the One-China Policy
Sino-Indian bilateral relations have seen major challenges in the recent years, beginning with the Doklam crisis to the current pandemic situation. The sugar-coated rhetoric of Beijing proved to be mere duplicity after tensions erupted along the Line of Actual...
Taiwan: The First and Oldest ‘Thorn’ between China and the West (part 2)
In the first part of the article, we noted Taiwan has returned as one of the thorniest issues in the US policy toward China...
Taiwan: The First and Oldest ‘Thorn’ between China and the West
Over three hundred and fifty years ago, when the West lost its first war with China over Taiwan, the technological level between the two...