Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. Early morning on January 4, China announced that it would begin using the new aviation route M503, connecting its most important
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Cross-Strait relations: The strategic importance of Taiwan
Written by Joseph Bosco. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it also simultaneously attacked the Philippines, triggering World War II in the
A matter of national security? The M503 route reconsidered
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
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
The dynamics at play for US-Taiwan-China relations in 2018
Written by Michal Thim. Cross-Strait relations took off in 2018 with a dispute over new commercial air routes launched by China. In a move that reneged on
In the event of a crisis with China, Taiwan must come to its own defense
Written by Adam Hatch. Taiwan’s defense spending, always an important issue both domestically and internationally, has been in the news even more frequently than usual
China’s growing military activity around Taiwan triggers alarm
Written by Michal Thim. China has been busy in the skies around Taiwan and shows no signs of stopping. Beijing concluded 2017 with a series
China’s New Air Routes Near Taiwan: Why Now? To What End?
Written by J. Michael Cole. The unilateral activation by China earlier this month of four air routes close to the median line in the Taiwan Strait
China is still angry over the last Taiwan crisis
Written by J. Michael Cole. Twenty-one years ago, as Taiwanese were readying to hold their country’s first direct presidential election later in March, China flexed its
Taiwan’s Shifting Strategic Position under Trump
Written by Derek Ye Xiao Di. U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his Asia-Pacific trip a few weeks ago, but its outcome is still being questioned.
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
What will Xi Jinping say about Taiwan at the 19th Party Congress?
Written by Richard C. Bush. No, I have not been given a draft text of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s report to the 19th Chinese Communist Party
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