2 h. ago Taiwan’s attack on the military parade in Beijing exposes its own weaknesses

Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te must be having a brain melt. His ideological attacks on Beijing have become more incoherent by the day. His ruling Democratic Progressive Party is now a premature lame duck after its abject failure to unseat a single one of the 31 Kuomintang lawmakers targeted in Taiwan’s recent recall votes. Maybe that’s why it is lashing out in all directions. Its latest attack? Shen Yu-chung, a deputy minister with the island’s Mainland Affairs Council, has accused...

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2 h. ago My Take | Taiwan’s attack on the military parade in Beijing exposes its own weaknesses

My Take | Taiwan’s attack on the military parade in Beijing exposes its own weaknesses  South China Morning Post

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13 h. ago Washington should lower temperature on Taiwan invasion threat, US report says

As the US Congress works to finish its annual defence authorisation bill, with new measures aimed at countering China’s influence, a report released Wednesday argues that Washington would be better served by toning down rhetoric about Taiwan and reducing defence investments premised on a looming Chinese invasion there. Beijing is “highly unlikely” to invade Taiwan, with its chances of success increasingly improbable, authors of the Stimson Centre report, “Rethinking the Threat: Why China is...

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13 h. ago Washington should lower temperature on Taiwan attack threat, US report says

As the US Congress works to finish its annual defence authorisation bill, with new measures aimed at countering China’s influence, a report released Wednesday argues that Washington would be better served by toning down rhetoric about Taiwan and reducing defence investments premised on a looming mainland Chinese attack there. Beijing is “highly unlikely” to attack Taiwan, with its chances of success increasingly improbable, authors of the Stimson Centre report, “Rethinking the Threat: Why China...

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6 d. ago US report on Chinese ‘spy threat’ to universities ‘may have chilling effect’

The United States has identified China as the “top threat” in a report on espionage targeting universities and technology. Some Chinese analysts warned that the report – which said “no nation has targeted Western research, science, and technology as aggressively as China” – could have a “chilling effect” on people-to-people and academic exchanges. The report, compiled by the National Counterintelligence and Security Centre, alongside the Department of Education and other federal bodies, was...

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6 d. ago US report on Chinese ‘spy threat’ to universities ‘may have chilling effect’ on ties

US report on Chinese ‘spy threat’ to universities ‘may have chilling effect’ on ties  South China Morning Post

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2 w. ago North Korea has a secret missile base that poses a ‘potential nuclear threat’ to the US, new report says

North Korea has a secret missile base that poses a ‘potential nuclear threat’ to the US, new report says  CNN

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2 w. ago Taiwan’s residency rule changes amount to ‘attack’ on mainland Chinese spouses

Taiwan is overhauling its residency rules to tighten control on mainland Chinese nationals seeking to settle on the island, in an escalating push to counter what it perceives as Beijing’s growing infiltration and influence operations. The draft amendment covering family-based residency applications drew swift condemnation from Beijing, which accused the administration of Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te of stoking confrontation and suppressing cross-strait exchanges. The regulatory revision...

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