Target Taiwan: Why China Is Desperate for Control of Taipei
U.S.-China tensions have risen to an unprecedented scale, which now appears to be drifting away from the forty-two-year-old policy of peaceful co-existence.
On the eve of President Joe Biden’s unofficial delegation arrived in the self-governed nation of Taiwan, in mid-April 2021, the Chinese military began live-fire drills in waters off the island’s southwest coast for the duration of the visit. China also sent a “record number” of twenty-five military aircraft including fighters and nuclear-capable bombers over the island’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on the first day.
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2020/12/31 20:08 The pond at the Jiaobanshan Residence Park (Taoyuan City Government photo) The pond at the Jiaobanshan Residence Park (Taoyuan City Government photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Taoyuan City Government announced on Wednesday (Dec. 30) that most areas in the Jiaobanshan Residence Park in the city’s Fuxing District will reopen to the public on New Year’s Day, as the project to revamp the historic attraction has largely been completed. The city’s tourism department said in a press release the areas that will reopen include the Plum Garden, the residence, Siqin Pavilion, the war-readiness tunnel, the Camphor Exhibition Center, and the pond.
When Deng Xiaoping arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington in January 1979, his country was just emerging from a long revolutionary deep freeze. No one knew much about this 5-foot-tall Chinese leader. He had suddenly reappeared on the scene after twice being cashiered by Mao, who famously described him as “a needle inside a ball of cotton.” But in 1979 he knew exactly what he wanted: better relations with the U.S. He and President Jimmy Carter appeared to be serious about resolving differences. While reporting on these meetings, I had the impression that they were aware they were appearing in a kind of buddy film, and were using the opportunity to suggest clearly that they were ready to cooperate.
Time’s Embarrassing Person Of The Year Reveals The West’s Stunning Weakness Under China’s Deadly Threat
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Time Magazine’s Person of the Year is an embarrassment. Designed to acknowledge and document men, women and groups who’ve changed the world, historically it never promised to fill readers with warm and fuzzy feelings: Impact didn’t require good intentions, and didn’t necessitate good results.
Over much of its 93-year history, world-changers like Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi, Soong Mei-ling, and Adolf Hitler held the title. Aside from being very different people with different codes and different legacies, these people didn’t win simply by virtue of not being the other guy; and for the lion’s share of their lives, for good or evil they interacted with the world outside the comforts of their own homes.