US approves Taiwan deal amid moves to change sales approachJon Grevatt, ManilaJane's Defence Weekly
The first session will examine the possibility of a broader regional and global approach to the current Taiwan threat picture, assessing potential regional allies and the capabilities they could bring to a coalition-based response. Panelists on the second session will discuss the current Grey Zone s...
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory. The sanctions also come in response to the rec...
But in action, the Biden administration has approved a litany of arms sales, or potential ones, to Taiwan in recent months, ranging in value from $200 million to $2 billion. Biden's top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said on Dec 18 that China's "complaining" about Washingt...
Zhu also responded to a media query about recent remarks by a soon-to-be undersecretary of the Pentagon that Taiwan's "defense budget" should approach 10 percent of its GDP, saying such remarks are aimed at selling more weapons to Taiwan to benefit the U.S. military-industrial complex.She...
"The U.S. administration's new approach to Taiwan will substantially complicate U.S.-China ties and make it much harder to an agreement on trade," the firm said. "A debate in Beijing is currently ongoing whether the U.S. is hoping to use Taiwan as leverage on trade issues or whether...
it is inconceivable that the “Taiwan as a US liability” view will have much impact on the US stance toward Taiwan soon. On the contrary, for the time being, Beijing’s increasingly hard-line approach toward Taiwan has to a certain degree strengthened the political influence of the advocates...
The Taiwan question concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Therefore, the new U.S. administration must approach it with prudence and refrain from actions that could undermine mutual trust or destabilize the broader bilateral relationship.For China and the United States, turning...
think tank last week, Burns said Washington has been consistent in its approach toward Taiwan and insists that “any resolution of the (cross-Taiwan Strait) differences has to be peaceful.” “We hope that the government here in China will commit itself to a peaceful resolution of the dispu...
But in action, the Biden administration has approved a litany of arms sales, or potential ones, to Taiwan in recent months, ranging in value from $200 million to $2 billion. Biden's top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said on Dec 18 that China's "complaining" about Washingt...