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Energy is the weakest element in Taiwan’s resilience against coercion,” warns a report by the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Taiwan’s extreme dependence on imported energy leaves it dangerously vulnerable to a Chinese blockade, threatening both ...
A retired US Navy commander warns that Beijing could undermine Taiwan’s political leadership by interrupting its energy ...
Taiwan is at a critical point in terms of its energy security: despite its global importance in semiconductor manufacturing, the island is highly vulnerable due to its heavy reliance on energy imports ...
Second, Taiwan should accelerate asymmetric defense transformation. If Operations Spider’s Web and Rising Lion do nothing else, they demonstrate the risks associated with over-investing in $2 billion ...
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Defending the Philippines without the Americans

PROTECTING our nation without being weaponized by the United States — that’s the subject of this and next Thursday’s columns, ...
The “Great Recall”, as it has been dubbed locally, is the largest vote of its kind in Taiwan’s history and, depending on the ...
Experts fear risk to key military facility from Beijing-linked billionaire’s company as Indo-Pacific threat levels rise ...