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Week in Taiwan Defense 3&4/2018

January 30, 2018by Michal Thim Leave a comment

U.S.-Taiwan-China relations in 2018, China takes first delivery of S-400 SAM, continuing spat over M503 route, reform of Taiwan’s defense industry, future and possible acquisitions, and more.

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Authors, Liao (Kitsch) Yen-Fan, Michal Thim, Week in Taiwan Defense

Complete collection of Taiwan’s defence policy documents

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Complete collection of publicly available Taiwan defence policy documents

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Authors, Defence Policy Documents, Original Posts

US Misses Chance After USS Stennis denied Hong Kong Access

October 29, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

On April 29, the Chinese government denied the USS John C. Stennis, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, access to Hong Kong port. The refusal could have been a matter of simple […]

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Authors, Ketagalan Media, Michal Thim

No ulterior motive: Taiwanese extradition case was just badly handled by Beijing

April 20, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

The fallout from what should have been a case of cross-border cooperation in combating organised crime was depressingly predictable

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Authors, Michal Thim, South China Morning Post

Xi Jinping’s Prague trip highlighted the limits to China’s soft power

April 18, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Xi’s visit to the Czech Republic offers insight into the limits of Beijing’s soft power, relying mostly on economic incentives and undermined by its own sense of insecurity.

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Authors, Michal Thim, South China Morning Post

Time for an Improved Taiwan-U.S. Security Relationship

April 18, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Ambiguity presents inherent danger to be misperceived as disinterest. There is an easy fix.

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Authors, Michal Thim, Original Posts

KMT Chair Elections: Looking for a Hero

March 25, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Moderation, not fundamentalism, is a key to KMTs’ resurrection.

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Authors, Michal Thim, Original Posts, South China Morning Post

Beijing should see new political realities in Taiwan as a chance to find common ground with Democratic Progressive Party

March 24, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

KMT’s devastating election defeat is a sign of bigger problems for a party that is so out of touch with the socio-political trends in Taiwan.

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Authors, Michal Thim, South China Morning Post

Defense of Taiwan Post-2016 Elections: Legacy and New Challenges of Military Transformation

January 26, 2016by Michal Thim Leave a comment

Whoever replaces President Ma Ying-jeou will have to deal with a number of enduring problems from Ma’s and previous presidents’ administrations.

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Authors, China Brief (Jamestown Foundation), Liao (Kitsch) Yen-Fan, Michal Thim

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

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