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Beijing, Taiwan, the South China Sea, and the slow reordering of the world around a systemic rival.
COLUMN: Taiwan Expels, Beijing Returns — The South China Sea as a Full Dress Rehearsal
On June 7, 2026, Taiwan's coast guard deployed seven patrol vessels to intercept four Chinese government ships that had entered restricted waters located 30 nautical miles southwest of the island's southern tip. The radio exchange, made public by Taipei, was tense: an unidentified Chinese officer declared that these waters were "under Chinese jurisdiction" and that his vessels
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NARRATIVE: Scarborough, South China Sea, Taiwan — Beijing Rehearses…
In June 2026, Philippine officials published photographs of a Chinese floating…
INVESTIGATION: Taipei under surveillance — how Beijing prepares the…
In June 2026, a small six-by-six-metre floating platform was spotted near…
ANALYSIS: Marcos Talks Drilling With Beijing While His Fishermen…
That is what moves through the South China Sea every year.…
Rare Earths, the Chinese Lever Beijing Pulls While Taiwan…
On July 2, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War…
OPINION: Maritime quarantine: China's real blockade strategy
They call it a «maritime quarantine». It is the polite term,…
ANALYSIS: The 1260H list: how Beijing is arming the…
On June 26, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War…
COMMENTARY: Beijing Arms Moscow, Threatens Taiwan: The Great Chinese…
Here is a fact that too many Western leaders still struggle…
INVESTIGATION: Maritime quarantine: Taiwan's simulation that exposes Beijing's real…
In June 2026, Taiwan conducted a tabletop exercise reconstructing precisely the…
ANALYSIS: The 1260H list — how Beijing retaliates against…
There are administrative documents that resemble declarations of war. The so-called…
COMMENTARY: London, Paris, Berlin facing Beijing: Europe in the…
On June 24, 2026, something unusual happened. The de facto representations…
COMMENTARY: Lai Ching-te Answers Beijing — Taiwan Defends Regional…
On June 26, 2026, at the eighth meeting of the Whole-of-Society…
FACT-CHECK: China Says "Routine Patrol" — Experts Say "Blockade…
On June 1, 2026, Chinese coast guard vessels began continuous patrols…
ANALYSIS: LITHUANIA-CHINA, THE HUMILIATING RETURN OF A COUNTRY THAT…
In 2021, Lithuania did something very few countries dare to do:…
FIELD REPORT : Spy Inside Taiwan's Air Force —…
He was not wearing the enemy's uniform. He was wearing the…
INVESTIGATION: 2.9 million TSMC chips diverted to Huawei —…
It all starts in a Canadian laboratory, far from the clean…
AI-generatedDECODING: A Chinese rocket is set to cross Taiwan's…
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense warned on July 28, 2026 that…
AI-generatedEDITORIAL: Xi Jinping shifts tactics on Taiwan
Sometimes a single number reveals a shift in doctrine that a…
AI-generatedPORTRAIT: field notes on the Chinese coast guard east…
On July 5, 2026, Beijing announced new coast guard patrols off…
AI-generatedNOTE: Xi Jinping changes tactics on Taiwan, what Western…
The daily average of Chinese air incursions into the Taiwan Strait…
AI-generatedEDITORIAL: Xi Jinping shifts tactics on Taiwan, a strategic…
Fewer jets, more calculated silence. The daily average of Chinese air…
AI-generatedNOTE: Xi Jinping Changes Tactics on Taiwan
The daily average of Chinese air incursions into the Taiwan Strait…
AI-generatedREPORT: The South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone, Violated in Spirit…
On July 6, 2026, a ballistic missile fired from a Chinese…
AI-generatedREPORT: How Beijing brought its navy into the strategic…
On Monday, July 6, 2026, around noon Beijing time, a Chinese…
AI-generatedCOMMENTARY: Beijing fires a submarine missile into the Pacific…
Some military gestures read like full sentences. On Monday, July 6,…
AI-generatedINVESTIGATION: Ten Years After The Hague, Beijing Still Defies…
July 10, 2026 marks the tenth anniversary of a major international…
AI-generatedCOMMENTARY: Manila Says No to Beijing Over a Province…
On July 9, 2026, the Philippines firmly rejected a claim made…
AI-generatedDECODING: Beijing Accuses Lai of "Escalation" After a Defensive…
After the two-day resilience drill led in early July 2026 by…
AI-generatedDECODING: Beijing Sends Nuclear Bombers to Encircle Taiwan
On July 3, 2026, at the exact moment the Taiwanese resilience…
AI-generatedANALYSIS: Super Typhoon Bavi takes aim at Taiwan and…
Super typhoon Bavi is heading directly toward Taiwan and the Chinese…
William Lai, the Taiwanese president who refuses to bend…
On January 1, 2026, Taiwanese president William Lai Ching-te delivered his…
Xi Jinping Presses Chinese Military Ahead of 2027, Revives…
On July 1, 2026, at an event marking the 105th anniversary…
Taiwan Defends Its Preparations Against China, Rejects the Word…
On July 7, 2026, in a conference room in Taipei, Lin…
COLUMN: Wang Yi Threatens Washington Over Taiwan — Beijing…
What I take away from this call is China's art of…
TESTIMONY: Maritime Blockade and a Shrinking Warning Time —…
On June 25, 2026, in a government meeting room in Taipei,…
ESSAY: China Nibbles at Taiwan One Island at a…
In June 2026, Chinese coast guard vessels approached or breached the…
COMMENTARY: Beijing arms Moscow and threatens Taiwan: China's double…
The People's Republic of China has chosen a strategy of remarkable…
COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: awakening or empty…
On June 24, 2026, several major European powers jointly issued a…
COMMENTARY: Europe warns Beijing on Taiwan: a genuine wake-up…
On June 24, 2026, according to a report by Yahoo News,…
EDITORIAL: China, the Top Threat: Taiwan Is Our Front…
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas's confirmation that China is training Russian…
ANALYSIS: The Chinese Coast Guard legalizes boarding: Taiwan in…
Since June 1, 2026, vessels of the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG)…
INVESTIGATION: Taiwan Turns Its Back on Beijing — What…
Every year since 1992, the National Chengchi University in Taipei publishes…
ANALYSIS: Japan-Philippines vs China — Maritime Zone Delimitation Opens…
On May 28, 2026, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese…
OPINION: Beijing closes the trap east of Taiwan —…
Since June 1, 2026, the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) has been…
ANALYSIS: China encircles Taiwan from the east — the…
Since June 1, 2026, the waters east of Taiwan — the…
EDITORIAL: UK, France, Germany "concerned" about China near Taiwan…
On June 24, 2026, the British, French, and German representations in…
DECODING: Xi Jinping Weaves His Web — China's Diplomatic…
Since the start of 2026, Xi Jinping has received more than…
INVESTIGATION: Zero Tariffs for 53 African Nations — How…
On February 14, 2026, at the African Union summit in Addis…