Taiwan must gird itself against potential Chinese aggression through military deterrence that includes acquiring the right weapons and proper training, the top US naval officer said on Tuesday. “That is a big lesson learned and a wakeup call, …” Bloomberg
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Actress Lily Tien angers Taiwanese for ‘China’s Taiwan’ lyrics
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese actress Lily Tien (田麗) angered Taiwanese netizens after she released a video over the weekend in which she claimed to hail from “Taiwan, China,” while simultaneously drawing praise from Chinese followers. taiwannews
Taiwan seeks to apply Ukraine lessons as annual war games start
Taiwan has kicked off the first stage of its annual military exercises, drawing on lessons from the war in Ukraine as part of its asymmetric warfare strategy to repel a simulated attack from the Chinese mainland. South China Morning Post
Why is unification so unpopular in Taiwan?
The idea that Taiwan people reject unification out of a sense of ethnocultural difference from China finds little support in our survey. A majority of our respondents — 56% — said Taiwanese culture was similar to Chinese culture… Brookings.edu