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<p>In an editorial published Sunday in the Global Times, China condemned Lithuania for opening a representative office for Taiwan on Thursday, and warned that it would take swift actions if other nations do the same.</p><p>China views self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory under a 'One China ' policy and has continuously stepped up pressure for other countries to sever any relations that could threaten its claim.</p>

The American flag has become a symbol of resistance against China in the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, prominently waved throughout the city this past weekend as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the peaceful crowds.Millions of Hong Kong residents have participated in rallies since early June against a bill proposed in the city’s legislature that would have allowed China to extradite anyone present in Hong Kong by accusing him or her of breaking Chinese law. Under the “One Country, Two Systems” policy China agreed to when the U.K. handed Hong Kong over in 1997, Hong Kong must...

New generations of Chinese immigrants hate affirmative action — and some are beginning to love Trump. On June 13, during a nasty storm, a group of Chinese New Yorkers gathered in front of the gates of Gracie Mansion, the New York mayor’s residence on the Upper East Side, to protest. Inside, Mayor Bill de Blasio was meeting with two dozen or so representatives of the Asian-American community to discuss his controversial plan to reform the meritocratic admissions process for the city’s specialized high schools — the first such meeting since he announced the plan out of the blue a year...

White House mistakenly calls China, not Taiwan, 'the Republic of China' by Ariella Phillips | Jul 8, 2017, 4:06 PM The White House mistakenly called China "the Republic of China" in a press release Saturday. Taiwan is the Republic of China. China is the People's Republic of China. The press release detailed President Trump's remarks to Chinese President Xi Jinping at a bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit. Taiwan has, at different points in history, been held by China and Japan. China does not recognize the sovereignty of Taiwan's government and officially supports the One-China policy in which Taiwan is...

Although scholars of the history of the NY Times Op-Ed pages may be able to find a more vile Op-Ed, I dare them. From Paul Kane, a suggestion that the United States sell-out Taiwan to China in exchange for forgiveness of $1.14 trillion in debt, To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan. http://legalinsurrection.com/2011/11/sell-out-taiwan-for-debt-foregiveness-possibly-the-most-vile-ny-times-op-ed-ever/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6uNWzzt-n3s

Is Russia Helping Taiwan Build Submarines? Publication: China Brief Volume: 11 Issue: 4March 10, 2011 On January 27, a Taiwanese weekly, Next Magazine, reported that the Republic of China (Taiwan) Navy had plans to introduce Russian Kilo-class submarine technology. According to the report, a task force was organized by TaiwanÂ’s National Security Council (NSC) and the Taiwan Navy, which contacted Russian government authorities back in October 2010 and reached a consensus on technical cooperation to construct pressure hulls for submarines. Russia reportedly will send a technical team to Taiwan for evaluation before signing a memorandum of cooperation (Next Magazine [Taiwan],...

The Republic of China Navy (ROCN), or Taiwan Navy, has an ambitious vision for its future strategy. According to the “ROC Navy Vision,” which is available on the Navy’s website, “Based on the guidance of ‘Command and control automation, Three-dimensional mobile strike capabilities and Missile-oriented weapon system,’ and through measures such as enhancing intelligence reconnaissance and surveillance, extending strike zone depth, expanding combat radius, accelerating response and contingency protection, the Navy aims to construct an effective deterring and three-dimensional mobile strike force that is elite, highly efficient, rapidly deployable, and capable of performing long range strikes” [1]. In other words,...

Ted Galen Carpenter, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, is the author of seven books on international affairs, including America's Coming War with China: A Collision Course over Taiwan (2006). The People's Republic of China continues to send worrisome signals about its security strategy. As the tone of cross-straits relations grows increasingly strident, China's latest military reshuffle and ongoing lack of transparency about its military budget are creating new tensions with both the United States and its neighbors in East Asia. In the lead-up to the opening of the Communists' 17th National Party Congress...

I am putting together a comprehensive comparison and analysis site regarding the face off in the Taiwan Starits between the Taiwan Navy (ROCN) and the Red Chinese Navy (PLAN). I include in the analysis and the comparison, the likely surface combatants that the US would send to the assistance of Taiwan in the event of agression by the Red Chinese. Please take a look by clicking on the logo below and let me know what you think: Also, please feel free to refer others who have questions or interest regarding this potential flashpoint in toda6y's world. It is clear, in...

Taiwanese civilian enthusiast maintained site and blog, all public information, but pretty good stuff and interesting links if you are interested in keeping up with the Taiwanese air force. http://blog.taiwanairpower.org/ http://www.taiwanairpower.org/

HONG KONG, Dec. 17 — China strongly warned Taiwan today not to continue the island's recent, election-season drift toward more independent and confrontational policies toward the mainland. The warning came a day after Taiwan's national legislature approved two resolutions calling on China to remove nearly 500 missiles pointed at the island. Taiwan's vice president, Annette Lu, described the missiles as "state-sponsored terrorism." Li Weiyi, the spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing, described President Chen Shui-bian today as "immoral" and accused him of risking his country's future for the sake of winning a second four-year term when Taiwanese voters...

In recent months U.S. President George W. Bush has sent a number of signals indicating that he respects and appreciates the fact that Taiwan is a democracy and that the United States will continue to support it. First, right after the December 2001 legislative election, the White House sent a message of congratulations to Taiwan on its democratic process in choosing the nation's lawmakers. The message was not conditional as was President Bill Clinton’s in March 2000 when Chen Shui-bian was elected president. Clinton, apparently worried that the election would cause tensions between Taipei and Beijing, sought in that context...