Cross-Strait Relations
U.S. Has No Evacuation Plan for Taiwan Despite Blockade Rehearsals
Foreign Policy investigation exposes Pentagon-State coordination gap as 11,000 Americans remain on island that supplies 92% of advanced chips.
Beijing Bypasses Taiwan’s Government, Courts Opposition with Trade and Media Deals
Xi Jinping's meeting with KMT leader Cheng Li-wun signals a multi-track strategy to fracture Taiwan's defense consensus through economic normalisation while isolating the ruling DPP.
Xi Hosts Taiwan Opposition Leader, Hardening Reunification Terms Before Trump Summit
Beijing's first high-level cross-strait meeting in a decade positions economic engagement against independence as Xi tests Washington's red lines ahead of May talks.
Taiwan Reframes Defense Spending as Economic Investment, Not Burden
President Lai positions $40 billion procurement pipeline as fiscally sustainable, signaling resolve to Beijing while reassuring Washington on burden-sharing.