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KMT chairwoman Cheng Li-wun heads to mainland China April 7–12, possibly meeting Xi Jinping, as her party fractures over defense spending and the US-China rivalry.

KMT chairperson Cheng Li-wun accepts Xi Jinping's invitation for an April visit to China, the first by a sitting KMT leader in nearly a decade. What does it mean for Taiwan's security and cross-strait stability?

Taiwan is positioning itself as a China-free drone supply chain hub. The logic is compelling. But scale, politics, and timing may prove harder to overcome than geopolitics.

William Klein spent 20+ years as a US diplomat, including senior roles in Beijing. Now advising from Berlin, his career raises sharp questions about geopolitics, Taiwan, and the revolving door.

China tried to rally Asian neighbors against Japan over PM Takaichi's Taiwan remarks. Four months later, the effort has largely fallen flat — and the reasons tell us a lot about Asia's shifting geopolitics.

As the US cancels next-gen helicopter programs and China deploys drone swarms, crewed aircraft face an existential question. Are helicopters obsolete—or evolving into something new?

The Iran war has exposed Taiwan's deep dependence on Middle Eastern energy — and the island makes most of the world's advanced chips. Here's what's at stake for global supply chains.

While Japan's Nikkei dropped 4% and South Korea's KOSPI cratered 12%, Taiwan's Taiex held firm. One company explains almost everything: TSMC.

Taiwan's legislature begins reviewing a massive defense budget as political parties clash over prioritizing US weapons purchases versus indigenous capabilities like the T-Dome system.

Taiwan is partnering with dozens of international space-tech startups to develop surveillance and defense systems for potential deployment in the Taiwan Strait amid escalating tensions with China.

China sent no warplanes near Taiwan for six consecutive days - the longest pause in three years. Is this strategic restraint ahead of the Xi-Trump summit?

US munitions rapidly depleting in Iran campaign while China watches for Taiwan invasion window. Military stockpile crisis threatens global deterrence.