Taiwan
China accused of escalating Taiwan tensions with oil drilling in disputed waters
By placing energy platforms in contested waters, China is signalling both defiance of international rulings and a willingness to tighten the squeeze on Taiwan.
US to draw back from Asia in new defence policy concept
The United States is scaling back its strategic focus on Asia, marking a potential end to over a decade of military and political efforts to counterbalance China’s rise in the region, Politico reports.
US and Taiwan quietly hold defence talks in Alaska as Trump balances China ties
Taipei has recently announced a record defence budget, proposing a 23% rise that would lift military spending to more than 3.3% of GDP next year.
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Taiwan’s deadly mix of drivers and pedestrians
Taiwan’s road deaths are higher than the number of those lost in the 9-11 attacks each year – or around the same number as are killed on the island in drowning incidents, fires, and workplace accidents, combined, and then multiplied by six.
How soft power is becoming Taiwan’s sharpest weapon
Taiwan’s humanitarian instinct was most visible during the COVID pandemic when over 54mn masks were shipped to more than 80 countries worldwide, but at the 2025, and 78th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Taiwan was largely excluded.