Commentary The likelihood of a Chinese military blockade on Taiwan is very high.

An assumption is that the Chinese regime will invade Taiwan—and only Taiwan. There is sound logic to this, as Taiwan is a significant step for the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

Koo said that a blockade against Taiwan would affect the global economy, noting that one-fifth of global freight, or approximately $2.5 trillion of goods, passes through the Taiwan Strait, a narrow body of water separating China and Taiwan.

China Tests Ability to "Seize" Taiwan U.S.

In July, tension across the Taiwan Strait intensified after Chinese coast guard vessels boarded and seized a Taiwan fishing ship that was in Chinese waters about 17.5 nautical miles from the Taiwan-controlled waters of the Kinmen Islands.

The strait is a narrow waterway separating China and Taiwan by about 80 miles, where the Chinese military has been regularly conducting exercises while increasing its rhetoric about seizing Taiwan.

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook buildings in Taiwan on Thursday morning, as a series of temblors hit the island, causing little damage but possibly portending more seismic activity in the near future.

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In closing, my hope is that Canada will go on to be more proactive in helping Taiwan—by trading more with Taiwan, engaging more with Taiwan, learning from Taiwan, and supporting Taiwan as a vital partner and friend.

Since Lai took office, the CCP has stepped up its rhetoric against so-called Taiwan separatists and declared that “diehard” supporters of Taiwan independence can be punishable by death.

Two German warships are awaiting orders to pass through the Taiwan Strait next month, drawing criticism from Beijing. "The decision has not been taken yet," the commander of the German navy, Rear Adm.

China's military launched a new round of war games near Taiwan. The Chinese regime's coast guard circled Taiwan and staged operations close to Taiwan's offshore islands. The U.S. and Taiwan condemned the drills.

The Chinese regime’s influence in the region has also been a prominent theme at this year’s forum, alongside discussions involving Taiwan.

Setback to Xi's 2027 Taiwan Plan While it is widely believed that Xi may attack Taiwan by 2027, Yu Tsung-chi, the former dean of the College of Political Warfare at Taiwan's National Defense University, said that the recent incidents involving CCP military

Chuang also called for stronger ties between Taiwan and the United States and greater global visibility for Taiwan.

, Lee Cheng-hsiu, an associate research fellow at the National Policy Foundation, a prominent think tank in Taiwan, told The Epoch Times. 

The resulting depreciation of the New Taiwan Dollar triggered a real estate sell-off.

The tactic would be used to make a smooth regime change within Taiwan were the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to attempt a takeover.

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China's Hardening Stance on Taiwan During the recent SLD, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun delivered incendiary remarks regarding Taiwan, asserting that “Any attempt to split Taiwan would result in utter destruction.”

Before the summit, the IPAC revealed that Beijing tried to stop IPAC members from traveling to Taiwan through coercion and other acts of interference.

Taiwan itself faces an increasingly tense relationship with the CCP, which sees Taiwan as its territory to be reunified, by force if necessary. The CCP has never ruled Taiwan, which has its own democratic system of governance.

The inhabitants of Yonaguni in Okinawa Prefecture, located merely 111 kilometers from Taiwan and the closest Japanese territory to the quake's epicenter, experienced prolonged horizontal shaking.

Lawmakers from at least five countries say the Chinese communist regime pressured them not to participate in an annual China-related summit in Taiwan.

-Taiwan] relationship.” Rubio, a longtime China hawk, has introduced several bills in recent years in support of Taiwan.

The film is currently screening in theaters across Taiwan.

Taiwan Air Force F-16 jet fighters during a patrolling mission at an undisclosed location in Taiwan, on May 23, 2024. (Taiwan Defence Ministry/Reuters) Mr.

“Look at the homicidal fierceness and haughtiness displayed before and after Pelosi’s Taiwan visit by China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, Taiwan Affairs Office, and Hu Xijin [journalist],” Tsao said.

The 100-mile-wide waterway separates communist China from the democratic-governed Taiwan.

This would deepen the commitment of the United States to defend Taiwan in case of attack. NATO could also open offices in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, all of whom could deepen their stated commitments to defend the island.