Traditional Minnan houses are made of red bricks, and decorated with distinctive high dovetail ridges that form elegant arcs. The craftsmen use bricks, stones, and wood, as well as a unique "brick-in-stone" masonry method, and decorate the houses …
When young conscripts in Taiwan refer to themselves as “cannon fodder,” it signals a crisis in trust that the government must not ignore. Taiwan’s government changed the duration of its mandatory military service from four months to one year beginning in …
By Matthew Gooding, Data Center Dynamics June 13, 2025 A ship’s captain from China has been sentenced to three years in prison in Taiwan after his vessel damaged an undersea cable. The case is thought to be the first prosecution relating to the severing of …
In Taiwan, some public policies closely follow those of other advanced countries with the intention of relying on adopting measures based on existing examples — essentially, copying a classmate’s homework. This approach stems from the self-protective …
In the exercise simulating a 2030 cross-strait conflict, Taiwan lost control of key outlying territories – most notably Penghu, a group of islands 50km (30 miles) east of the main island – as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) launched a multifront assault …
The longstanding U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” toward Taiwan was crafted in an era when China was militarily limited and diplomatically cautious. Today, Beijing is neither. China, under Xi Jinping, has aggressively expanded its military capabilities …
Cross-strait tensions have escalated into a new domain as China and Taiwan engage in unprecedented mutual accusations of cyberwarfare targeting critical infrastructure systems. The diplomatic dispute has intensified following Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’ …
Chen Binhua, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council Photo: CFP When asked about the recent incidents of mainland spouses of Taiwan residents facing unfair treatment in the Taiwan island, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the Taiwan …
Zhang Xiaogang Photo:mod.gov.cn When asked whether the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will conduct counter-military exercises as it has in the past after Lai Ching-te claimed that Taiwan will continue to strengthen its defense as preparing for …
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