Taiwan, China and drills
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Lai Ching-te is ramping up his warnings about China’s threat to Taiwan. Critics say he is stoking divisions, and risking blowback from Beijing.
U.S. officials warned the world about a potential conflict over Taiwan. China accused Taiwanese authorities of hacking. China’s president asserted legal authority over Taiwan. Taiwan increased
Earlier, Hegseth had told U.S. lawmakers that China was undergoing "an unprecedented military buildup" that could threaten American military supremacy globally. President Donald Trump has ordered a revival of the U.S. defense industrial base to stay ahead in fields such a "emerging technologies and new weapons," he said.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has watched live-fire drills with new U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T tanks during annual defense exercises. Taiwan bought 108 of the tanks from the U.S. to modernize
Momentum is building in Taiwan to lessen its business dependency on China, its biggest trading partner. Doing so will not be easy.
It remains to be seen whether the modest success of pro-natal measures in Hubei Province's Tianmen can be replicated nationwide.