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Taiwan Tension

Taiwan highlights China’s advanced carrier threat

September 21, 2023September 20, 2023 by Chuang Chih-wei

Chinese-designed Fujian incorporates a major technological breakthrough amid a rapid naval buildup 

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags China, Fujian Carrier, Military Buildup, News, PLA Navy, Taiwan, Voice of America Leave a comment

Russia’s war in Ukraine is a stark warning to China

August 21, 2023August 18, 2023 by Peter Rutland

Beijing is all too aware that overstepping in Taiwan would further unite nations in a trade conflict

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags China, Military Risks, News, President Xi Jinping, Russia's Invasion, Taiwan, The Conversation, Ukraine War, United States Leave a comment

Winds of war have exposed China’s weaknesses

August 18, 2022August 17, 2022 by China Factor Staff

The PLA ‘lacks the capability to handle a full-scale invasion against a defended island’ such as Taiwan

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags China, Communist Party of China, Naval Operations, News, President Xi Jinping, Taiwan Question, United States Leave a comment

Wolf Warriors howl at China’s ‘shock and awe’ strategy

August 5, 2022August 4, 2022 by China Factor Staff

The ruling Communist Party has created a collective fit of nationalism after Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags ChinaFactor, Communist Party of China, Naval Drills, News, People's Liberation Army, Taiwan Leave a comment

President Xi in dangerous waters after Pelosi row

August 4, 2022August 3, 2022 by China Factor Staff

China’s naval operations near Taiwan could turn a diplomatic dispute with the US into a full-scale crisis

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags China, Conflict Risks, Nancy Pelosi, News, PLA Navy, President Tsai Ing-wen, President Xi Jinping, United States Leave a comment

United States and China caught in a Taiwan Strait jacket

April 20, 2021April 14, 2021 by Juweihu

Beijing might use the Falklands War playbook to invade but then hold the island democracy

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags Carrier Drills, China, Falklands War, News, President Joe Biden, President Xi Jinping, Taipei Visit, Taiwan, United States Leave a comment

France bites back over ‘Wolf Warrior” attack on Taiwan trip

March 19, 2021March 18, 2021 by China Factor Staff
The photo shows the Chinese flag flying above the Chinese Embassy in Paris. French politicians have come under fire from Beijing before their planned trip to Taiwan later this year.

Chinese ambassador Lu causes outrage over plans by a French delegation to visit the island democracy

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags Alain Richard, China, Delegation, France, News, Taiwan Question Leave a comment

China fury as Pompeo ratchets up the pressure with Taiwan move

January 16, 2021January 10, 2021 by China Factor Staff

The outgoing US Secretary of State warns that the days of ‘appeasing’ Beijing are over

Categories Taiwan Tension Tags Appeasement, China, Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, News, Taiwan, United States Leave a comment

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