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Taiwan Strait

October 15, 2020
China Tracks US Navy Ship’s Passage Through Taiwan Strait
By Associated Press
With sky-high U.S.-China tensions in the backdrop, Taiwan is reemerging as a regional flashpoint.

May 14, 2020
Majority of Taiwanese View US Favorably, China Unfavorably
By Ankit Panda
Trends toward greater "Taiwanization" of national identity appear to continue.

April 10, 2020
South China Sea: What’s Behind China-Vietnam Tensions Amid COVID–19?
By Ankit Panda
Is China’s South China Sea behavior changing amid the pandemic or continuing as usual?

March 18, 2020
Taiwanese Air Force Scrambles Jets Amid PLAAF Flyby
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese drills took place shortly after the election of a new chairman for Taiwan’s opposition KMT party.

November 18, 2019
China’s Indigenous Carrier Transits Taiwan Strait
By Ankit Panda
The transit comes shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen announced her running mate.

May 03, 2019
Might China Withdraw From the UN Law Of The Sea Treaty?
By Mark J. Valencia
The move would come with serious costs – but Beijing might come to think the gains are worth it.

April 30, 2019
2 US Navy Warships Transit Taiwan Strait Following Chinese Navy’s 70th Anniversary
By Ankit Panda
The transit also comes after the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.

April 27, 2019
Making Sense of China’s Reaction to the French Navy’s Taiwan Strait Transit
By Ankit Panda
Did China’s spokesperson misspeak or is the Taiwan Strait now being claimed in full as “Chinese waters“?

October 23, 2018
2 US Warships Transit Taiwan Strait
By Steven Stashwick
Passage by a cruiser and destroyer follows similar transit in July.

October 16, 2018
From a Slow Simmer to a Boil: Managing Tensions in a Heating South China Sea
By Tuan Anh Luc
Tensions are rising in the South China Sea.

October 08, 2018
What Does 'Competition' Between the United States and China Really Mean?
By Ankit Panda
Many of Mike Pence's grievances with China were valid, but competition alone is not a strategy.

August 07, 2018
Report: Taiwanese Air Force's New Stand-Off Cruise Missile Is Operational
By Ankit Panda
The Wan Chien stand-off cruise missile is ready for business.