US EditionTaiwan Tensions Mount as China and US Ramp up Military Posturing in Pacific
- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council criticized China for holding two summits for Taiwanese participants, stating that they are meant to "lecture" rather than promote real exchanges.
- The summits are the second Cross-Strait Chinese Culture Summit and the sixth Cross-Strait Media Summit, hosted in Beijing.
- Wang Huning promoted unity and cultural exchanges between Taiwan and China during the reception of a Taiwanese delegation.
- Hung Hsiu-chu acknowledged the shared Chinese culture, but Taiwan's government stated that the events do not reflect genuine exchanges.
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Taiwan Takes Its Advocacy Against China’s Harassment Seriously: Investment, Reforms and Social Mobilization
The strategic shift of the island includes changes in military leadership, budget increase and greater citizen involvement, in a context of growing geopolitical pressure
The origins of the Taiwan Strait crisis
This article originally appeared in History of War magazine issue 112. The standoff across the Taiwan Strait began during the Chinese Civil War, which pitted the fledgling Communists and the ruling Nationalist government. Originating in 1927, the civil war stretched into the Second World War, when the two sides upheld a shaky alliance against Japan.By December 1945 the Japanese army had been driven from the mainland and Mao Zedong's generals wer…
President Lai’s First Year Sees Increased Tensions across the Taiwan Strait
As Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te completes his first year in office, cross-strait relations have become especially fraught. Crisis Group expert William Yang explains why Taipei and Beijing are increasingly at odds and what can be done to lower the temperature.
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