Category: Asia

China will take over Taiwan and there is not much America or Biden can do about it except bark loudly with no bite.

“We must do everything in our power to help Taiwan urgently strengthen its defenses,” Representative Hawley said.

“I will consider all options, including possessing so-called enemy base strike capability, to pursue strengthening of defense power,” the Japanese prime minister said.

The rapprochement could see American presence in the Philippines increased providing a deterrent against China.

The most elite bastion of defense against China, the special forces of Taiwan are an established partner of American special operation units.

North Korea frequently taunts its rivals with a nuclear destruction, and despite its own dire economic and social situation, Pyongyang certainly has the military capabilities to instigate a war that could kill hundreds of thousands, if not millions. Nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, thousands of artillery pieces, and millions of fanatical troops are the core of […]

Salahuddin Hassan, the leader of multiple militant groups, was affiliated with ISIS and wanted for a series of crimes.

Some portray Wingate as a visionary unconventional warrior; others as an unstable man. Regardless, he and his Chindits became the terror of the Japanese.

In a war with China, allied and partner commando units that U.S. special operation forces have helped stand up or train would be an advantage for the U.S. military.

A White House spokesperson subsequently said the president’s comments on Taiwan had not signaled a shift in policy.

The situation in the Taiwan Strait is tense. Yet, has China become more dangerous or are the media exaggerating?

Recent news is that Japan is going to convert its two Izumo class helicopter carriers into aircraft carriers. This follows on the U.S Marines landing an F-35B VERTOL on the deck of an Izumo class carrier. It’s been about 70 years since a fixed-wing aircraft landed on one of Japan’s naval vessels. Here in the […]