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Taiwan’s Submarine Program: Lessons from the Past and Expected Challenges

January 23, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

The winner of the 2016 presidential election will have the unenviable responsibility of pushing Taiwan’s nascent indigenous submarine program forward.

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Authors, Michal Thim, Thinking Taiwan
F-CK-1C patrol

Why Defending Taiwan Is NOT Illegal (The Diplomat)

July 15, 2014by Michal Thim Leave a comment

There are good reasons to think that the UN Charter allows Japan and the US to come to Taiwan’s defense.

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Authors, The Diplomat

The Odd Couple: Japan & Taiwan’s Unlikely Friendship (The Diplomat)

May 17, 2014by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Co-author: Misato Matsuoka*. Japan does not have it easy among its neighbors. Koreans (from both Koreas) and Chinese won’t miss a chance to slam Japan for lack of repentance for […]

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Authors, The Diplomat

More than a neighbourly dispute awaits Joe Biden in Asia

December 1, 2013by Michal Thim 1 Comment

US Vice President Joe Biden’s trip to Asia next week could not come at a more timely moment. It is the first high level visit since President Obama cancelled his […]

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Authors, The Conversation

China’s new ADIZ: Do not panic, yet do worry.

November 28, 2013by Michal Thim 5 Comments

With the announcement of the new Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on 23 November, Beijing has elevated its territorial claims in the East China Sea to a higher level, literally. Chinese officials […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog

Unofficially Official: The U.S. Rebalance to Asia-Pacific and the U.S.-Japan-Taiwan alliance

October 23, 2013by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Co-author: Misato Matsuoka.* There is a lot of buzz about U.S. rebalancing policy, but at the end of the day it is not a massive policy change from the U.S. […]

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Authors, China Policy Institute blog
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Senkaku Breakthrough: Taiwan and Japan agree on fishing rights

April 10, 2013by Michal Thim 4 Comments

Japan and Taiwan have signed a ground-breaking agreement on fishing rights that leaves China isolated in the territorial dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyutai islands. According to Taipei Times, major elements of the agreement are: intervention-free fishing […]

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Asahi Shimbun: Taiwan to skip Senkakus claims in fisheries talks with Japan

April 3, 2013by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Taiwan to skip Senkakus claims in fisheries talks with Japan According to Asahi Shimbun, Taiwan plans to skip sovereignty issue in an attempt to negotiate agreement on fishing in disputed […]

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Hsinchu-based EWR is operational

December 13, 2012by Michal Thim 3 Comments

North Korea’s rocket launch has once again draw World’s attention to Korean peninsula but for Taiwan it was an important moment for quite different reason. As Ministry of National Defence confirmed, […]

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East China Sea Peace Initiative (What’s in it for Taiwan?)

September 9, 2012by Michal Thim 1 Comment

Not dissimilar to the situation in South China Sea, dispute over East China Sea involves sovereignty claims, potential access to hydrocarbon resources and fishing rights. The primary area of contention […]

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2014 elections 2016 elections A2AD ADIZ anti-ship missile AOE 532 arms sales asean Ballistic Missiles china cloud peak cross-Strait relations cruise missile CSSTA Cyberwar defense Democratic Progressive Party Diaoyu Diaoyutai DPP East Asia East China Sea East China Sea Peace Initiative F-16 f-16 sale F-35 f-35b F-CK-1 HF-2 HF-3 hsiung-feng Hung Hsiu-chu Japan KMT Kuomintang Legislative Yuan Lockheed Martin M503 Ma-Xi summit Ma Ying-jeou missile missile corvette missiles natural resources new fighter jets PLA plaaf plan PLA Navy preemptive strike qdr 2013 quadrennial defense review rocaf ROCN security Senkaku south china sea sovereignty claims submarine program Sunflower Movement Taiwan Taiwan-US relations taiwan air force Taiwan Navy Taiwan Strait territorial dispute territorial disputes The Philippines Tsai Ing-wen Tuo-Jiang upgrade US US-China relations US-Taiwan relations USA

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