Mr. Wolf coming to Taiwan soon with China’s death list for ‘separatists’

Mr. Wolf coming to Taiwan soon with China’s death list for ‘separatists’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Wendell Minnick, China in Arms, March 10, 2023 TAIPEI — Though months away, I thought we would start Halloween early. I say that because the Wolf Warrior is coming to Taiwan soon and plans to rape and pillage (my emphasis and not the dear Wolf’s). Zhou Xiaoping (周小平), the “Wolf Warrior”, […]

What happens if Taiwan falls? The overlooked significance of an overlooked nation

What happens if Taiwan falls? The overlooked significance of an overlooked nation

by WorldTribune Staff, February 24, 2023 If the small island nation of Taiwan were to fall to communist China, it would be a devastating blow to the free world on several fronts, according to a new analysis. Taiwan, currently ranked as one of the top 10 freest countries in the world, would instantly become a […]

‘Very sobering’: Perfect storm threatens global economy, with Asian exceptions

‘Very sobering’: Perfect storm threatens global economy, with Asian exceptions

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 5, 2023 The lingering aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, the widening war in Ukraine and the knock-on effects of food and energy shortages, alongside high inflation battered the world economy in 2022. Reflecting these grim realities, the UN has issued its annual World Economic Situation and Prospects […]

Taiwan wants seat at table of China-WTO talks over U.S. chips sanctions

Taiwan wants seat at table of China-WTO talks over U.S. chips sanctions

by WorldTribune Staff, January 9, 2023 Taiwan has formally requested to be included in World Trade Organization (WTO) discussions centered on China’s protest against U.S. sanctions on advanced chips. U.S.-imposed export controls aim to limit communist China’s ability to develop a domestic semiconductor industry and equip its military. China has filed a dispute with the […]

2023: Looking into the crystal globe at the year ahead

2023: Looking into the crystal globe at the year ahead

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler It’s that time of year to gaze into the crystal snow globe and try to see the stories on the horizon which will affect the New Year. Our world remains an increasingly tumultuous place and the tragedy of expanding conflicts is only surpassed by the waves of refugees […]

Chinese and Russian coercion exercises in East Asia ring out the year

Chinese and Russian coercion exercises in East Asia ring out the year

FPI / December 29, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China and Russia concluded 2022 with Chinese coercive air exercises aimed at Taiwan and then combined Chinese and Russian naval and air coercive exercises aimed at both Japan and Taiwan. The exercises sustained concerns that Russia will provide military assistance to a potential Chinese attempt to […]

Taiwan military called woefully unprepared for war with China

Taiwan military called woefully unprepared for war with China

by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2022 In 1990, Taiwan cut mandatory service for its military draftees from three to two years. It was reduced to one year in 2008. In 2017, the self-governing island went to an all-volunteer force and conscripts were only required to serve four months. In just three years time, Taiwan’s active-duty […]

Thinking the unthinkable: After Covid, don’t rule out biological war against Taiwan

Thinking the unthinkable: After Covid, don’t rule out biological war against Taiwan

FPI / October 21, 2022 Geostrategy-Direct In the 1999 book “Unrestricted Warfare”, Chinese air force colonels Qiao Liang and Wang Xiangsui wrote that the communist regime should recognize no limits in what it should do to win a war. With that in mind, it would not be unthinkable that China’s first attack on Taiwan would […]

Brookings Institution: Surrender now to the growing China-Russia nuclear arsenal

Brookings Institution: Surrender now to the growing China-Russia nuclear arsenal

by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2022 The Washington, D.C.-based think tank Brookings Institution is essentially recommending that Team Biden refrain from issuing a firm commitment to defend Taiwan. “Credible nuclear threats on behalf of allies and partners, or extended deterrence, will be hard to achieve in a world where China’s nuclear weapons pose an increasingly […]

Analyst: U.S., Taiwan and Japan should prepare citizens, begin wartime preparations

Analyst: U.S., Taiwan and Japan should prepare citizens, begin wartime preparations

by WorldTribune Staff, September 30, 2022 In order to deter what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) says is its “new normal” of incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the United States, Taiwan, and Japan should “consider a partial wartime mobilization,” an analyst said. For Taiwan, the CCP’s “new normal” represents “a continuous and […]

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