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The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal 2026, which included $500 million for Taiwan. The bill is not final and must pass the U.S. Senate before it can be sent to the president for signing.
They say the best lies contain grains of truth. That’s what makes Beijing’s disinformation about Taiwan so dangerous. China has devised several misleading narratives about Taiwan that are designed to weaken America’s support for the island.
China has embraced an “anaconda strategy” to slowly ramp up pressure on Taiwan, making continued U.S. support a lynchpin of the island’s autonomy.
It’s worth noting the commitments of China and North Korea to Russia’ warmongering in Ukraine have overtones of the escalating domino effect that triggered World War I,
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A democratic check or an abuse of power? Mass recall vote in Taiwan polarizes island after months of paralysis.
About 6.8 million residents are eligible to vote on Saturday (Jul 26) from 8am to 4pm on whether their opposition Kuomintang legislators should leave their roles. Counting will begin after polls close,
The desire for a hardline on China is one of the few truly bipartisan sentiments in the perennially divided Congress. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tech giant Nvidia said this month it would resume sales of its H20 graphics processing units (GPU) to China, reversing an export curb the Trump administration imposed in April to