Taiwan

A congressman involved with military innovation this week said the US must prove to Beijing that it can stop China if President Xi Jinping were to risk an invasion across the Taiwan Strait in an attempt to bring Taiwan under Chinese control.

Because of US scrutiny of its drone program, a Taiwan company has stopped doing business with Iran.

Here are two major events that happened this week in Asia, from Korea’s escalating tensions to the inevitable China-Taiwan war.

A senior Taiwanese security official said that any Chinese blockade would be considered an “act of war” and that it would not surrender.

A Security analyst suggests that if there is a conflict between Taiwan and China, the former’s cable stations could be the first target.

Now that tensions are rising, with various diplomatic conversations between the US and China happening, Biden says he’s ready to deploy US troops if and when the need arises.

The ongoing tension in China and Taiwan has almost become the “new normal,” but the US government is also taking precautions.

China’s movement around Taiwan and the South China Sea has triggered the movement of Navies from the US and Asia.

China has been actively conducting military exercises around Taiwan for weeks now since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan.

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed her visit to Taiwan amid several warnings from China, it started an all-out provocation that limited the ports of Taiwan until today.

China’s military drills around Taiwan are now expected to be the “new normal,” Chinese State Media announced.

With tensions rising between China and Taiwan, the latter’s having a hard time enlisting brave soldiers to fight for their independence.