Written by Yang Shih-Yueh. The M503 Route, a route for civil airlines transiting Taiwan Straits, is once again under the spotlight. When it was first
Category: Security
Introduction to Special Issue on Cross-Strait Air Safety
Written by Karolina Wysoczanska. Since 1949, when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists lost the civil war to Mao Zedong’s Communist forces and set up a government in
Would China go to war over U.S. Navy port calls in Taiwan?
Written by J. Michael Cole. Li Kexin, speaking at the embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington last week told hundreds of people assembled at
Taiwan in a Challenging East Asia Security Environment
Written by Gordon Houlden. The retreat of the Republic of China (ROC) government and its armed forces to Taiwan did not occur in a strategic
Holding the Status Quo? Taiwan’s Security under the Tsai Administration
Written by Shang-su Wu. Since Tsai Ing-wen took power in May last year, Taipei’s military modernisation has improved. The navy has launched a range of
Creative Ideas for Conflict Resolution in the Taiwan Strait Must be Based on Facts
Written by J. Michael Cole. In an article published in the Diplomat on 4 April, Dr. Liu Yawei, director of the China Program at the Carter Center