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In an interview with the BBC earlier this month, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley said: “In terms of capability I think China clearly is developing a capability ... the capability to attack Taiwan at some point in time. And whether they would or not, it’s a political choice, it’s a policy choice, that will be based off of how the Chinese view the cost risk benefit at the time.” “There’s no indications or warnings of anything imminent at this time. But again, we watch it very, very closely,” Milley added. Former US national security adviser John Bolton —

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine turned into a quagmire, the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit — a meeting of defense ministers and security experts from more than 40 countries — got under way in Singapore. The meeting focused on security in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, and lessons from the Russo-Ukraine war, which included urging China to publicly condemn Russia’s invasion. In his keynote address at the summit, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could not have put it better: “I myself have a strong sense of urgency that Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow.” Judging ...

China paved way for Biden’s pledge By Paul Lin 林保華 Taipei Times 20220530 In a news conferenc

On May 5, the US Department of State made major changes to the US-Taiwan relations fact sheet on its Web site. It removed statements in the previous text that said it acknowledges Beijing’s “one China” position, and that the US does not support Taiwanese independence. Triggering wide debate, this update is a follow-up to the speech outlining US policy toward China delivered by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed and expressed its appreciation for the update, and reiterated Taiwan’s position on working with countries that share similar values t...