The briefing: It’s 2027. China is poised to invade Taiwan. This is the scenario of an unprecedented war game produced with the Center for a New American Security to envision a war between the U.S. & China. MSNBC
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Is America’s Shifting Taiwan Policy Making Anyone Safer?
There is a real danger that the actions the United States is taking in an effort to signal support for Taiwan will actually spur a conflict over Taiwan. The National Interest
Church shooting suspect took issue with Taiwan and U.S. governments
cquaintances who had gathered with Chou, 68, several times over the years through the Taiwanese Association of Las Vegas reflected on the shooting Sunday, which killed one person and injured five other people. They described him as “very negative” and recalled his controversial political views and disapproval for law enforcement and the U.S. and Taiwanese governments. NBC News
EU to upgrade trade ties with Taiwan as China
The European Union will upgrade its trade and investment relations with Taiwan, as it looks to tap into Taipei’s “role as a hi-tech leader”, having earlier ditched the plan to avoid angering China. South China Morning Post
In CNAS-Led Taiwan Wargame, No Air Superiority, No Quick Win
In a 2027 invasion of Taiwan by China, neither side achieves air superiority, both sides take heavy losses, and China finds little hope for a fait accompli, according to a recent wargame run by the Center for a New American Security.
The game highlighted the advances China has made and is making in military technology but also drove home the likelihood that logistics will be crucial in a defense of Taiwan, especially against an opponent in close physical proximity to the action. AirforceMagazine
Is China is ‘working hard’ to be able to take over Taiwan militarily?
Washington (CNN)The US intelligence community believes that China is actively attempting to build a military capable of taking over Taiwan — even in the face of US support for the island, top US intelligence officials told Congress Tuesday. The threat to Taiwan between now and 2030 is “acute,” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. CNN
Taiwan is not part of China, says Canadian MP Michael Cooper
Taipei [Taiwan], May 15 (ANI): Canadian parliamentarian Michael Cooper stated Taiwan is not a part of China in the House of Commons in a clear discomfort to China.
Cooper raised Taiwan mislabelling issue by Canadian Institutes of Health Research, reported Taiwan News. The Print
Orange County Church Shooting Called Chinese vs. Taiwanese Hate Crime
The man who allegedly killed a doctor and injured five others at a Taiwanese church in Orange County was a U.S. citizen born in China who hated Taiwan and drove from Las Vegas armed with guns, chains and numerous Molotov cocktails, authorities said on Monday. Times Of San Diego
How difficult would it be for China to invade Taiwan?
The invasion of Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), has been considered by Chinese military planners for decades but only under President Xi Jinping have observers worried this might be increasingly likely. Aljazeera
China Is Not Russia. Taiwan Is Not Ukraine.
One popular contemporary analogy is between Russia’s actions vis-à-vis Ukraine and China’s approach to Taiwan. Beyond some broad-brush parallels — the most obvious parallel being that both Ukraine and Taiwan are peace-loving democracies that are the objects of belligerent irredentism on the part of more militarily powerful and threatening neighboring autocracies — there are also significant differences. Xi Jinping’s China is not Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and Taiwan is not Ukraine. U.S. Institute Of Peace