Joyu Wang

Reporter @WSJ, covering Taiwan and beyond. Former Hong Kong transplant via @mujschool. Also on the drums. Find me on Bluesky: @joyuwang.bsky.social

[Joyu Wang @joyuwang]

Like many of you, I’m slowly making my way over to Bluesky—find me there with the same handle: @joyuwang.bsky.social. Also on Threads: @joyu.wang

[Yoko Kubota @Kubota_Yoko]

The $14B arms sales plan to Taiwan remains stuck. We learned these items are in the package:
-IBCS including Patriot system upgrades and missiles valued at $8.6B
-Nasams launch units and interceptor missiles, at $5.3B
-Counterdrone systems, at $230M
-M4A1 rifles, at $500M

[Yoko Kubota @Kubota_Yoko]

Taiwan’s main opposition KMT leader, Cheng Li-wun, is set to begin a two-week U.S. tour. Her message: she, not the current govt, is the leader best positioned to guarantee stability across the Taiwan Strait.
https://t.co/QcU0lYIKPf via @WSJ w/@Lingling_Wei @joyuwang

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Taiwan’s Opposition Leader Comes to U.S. With a Message Straight Out of Beijing—Cheng Li-wun is set to begin a U.S. tour as Beijing urges Washington to rethink its support for Taipei
@Lingling_Wei @Kubota_Yoko @joyuwang
https://t.co/Ib4yEA8aTs
https://t.co/Ib4yEA8aTs

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Taiwan Presses Its Case After Trump Puts Arms Sales in Question—President’s mention of ‘negotiating chip’ with China sows uncertainty about vital U.S. support
@joyuwang @ByChunHan
https://t.co/15oGiC4Qxl
https://t.co/15oGiC4Qxl

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Inside Taiwan’s Coast Guard Mission to Thwart a Chinese Blockade—WSJ’s @joyuwang joined a Taiwanese Coast Guard patrol in the Taiwan Strait, revealing how pressure from Beijing is transforming the law enforcement agency into a front-line security force
https://t.co/5sjOP0MElO

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Taiwan Outfoxes China in Test of Wills Over Tiny African Country—Leader scores a point in battle for recognition, surfacing in Eswatini despite Beijing’s objections
@joyuwang
https://t.co/4gWXOLfPlB
https://t.co/4gWXOLfPlB

[Joyu Wang @joyuwang]

For decades, China has waged a campaign to isolate Taiwan, which in turn has fought a struggle for recognition. But until now there hadn’t been an episode so unusual as the recent test of wills over a tiny African kingdom https://t.co/D5bVsBI3Rq w/ @wentisung @jamesyifanchen

[Ryan Hass @ryanl_hass]

Flagging this analysis by @joyuwang on the motivations and factors at play in Xi's hosting of KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun in Beijing today.

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Xi Hosts Taiwan Opposition Leader to Draw Island Closer to China—Ahead of Trump visit, campaign to absorb Taiwan and muffle U.S. influence advances
@joyuwang
https://t.co/QpSr1aqdjq
https://t.co/QpSr1aqdjq

[Joyu Wang @joyuwang]

A @WSJ analysis: By hosting KMT's Cheng Li-wun, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is presenting himself as a force for stability who can be entrusted with ensuring peace, as long as Taiwan participates https://t.co/sR1DY7u1gH w/ @amanda_hsiao @ryanl_hass @kharisborloff @DavidMSacks1

[Joyu Wang @joyuwang]

#JUSTIN: Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party for a rare meeting in Beijing, leaning in to his campaign to steer the self-ruled democracy closer to China and nudge the U.S. to the sidelines. https://t.co/VoKEoOutbu

[Andrew Erickson 艾立信 @AndrewSErickson]

"Some past Chinese drills have focused on establishing control of routes that might be used by the U.S. #military in a potential conflict over #Taiwan. The reserved airspace could “provide an opportunity to practice the kinds of air combat maneuvers that would be required in such a scenario,” said @ChrisHSharman, director of the U.S. @NavalWarCollege’s @ChinaMaritime Studies Institute. "

[Joyu Wang @joyuwang]

🚨: The #Notams alerts are in effect from March 27 through May 6, and haven’t previously been reported. “What makes this especially notable is the combination of SFC-UNL with an extraordinary 40-day duration—and no announced exercise,” says @GordianKnotRay https://t.co/exmtoeKRYc

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

China Creates New Aviation Mystery With Offshore Warning Zones—Beijing reserves airspace for 40 days, suggesting possible military activity ahead
@joyuwang
https://t.co/S5iRx1CF03
https://t.co/S5iRx1CF03

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Fast Chips, Big Money, 3:30 a.m. Calls: Taiwan’s Urgent Quest to Win Over Trump—The stakes couldn’t get any higher for Taipei as America’s leader takes a softer tack on China
@NiharikaSM @joshchin @joyuwang
https://t.co/aHw8vjZfGO
https://t.co/aHw8vjZfGO

[Brian Hioe 丘琦欣 @brianhioe]

Nice read on the state of civil defense by @joyuwang. What has often surprised me is how recall groups, after the defeat of the Great Recall Movement, shifted to become civil defense groups

https://t.co/zXGxA5vkZe

[Austin H. Wang @wearytolove]

Glad to be quoted by WSJ
@UNLVPoliSci @RANDCorporation @FangYu_80168

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

Taiwan’s All-Hands-on-Deck Plan to Fend Off China—A civil-defense movement gains momentum across the self-ruled island
@joyuwang
https://t.co/S54wvPxc54
https://t.co/S54wvPxc54

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

@joyuwang Taiwan considers the threat from China an enduring concern, and its military always prepares for the worst when it comes to its military buildup and combat readiness, Liang Wen-chieh, deputy minister of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, said Thursday.
https://t.co/QOqBlNWNu6

[Jonathan Cheng @JChengWSJ]

China Isn’t Planning to Invade Taiwan in 2027, U.S. Concludes—Beijing views an amphibious attack as a losing gamble, intelligence assessment says
@joyuwang
https://t.co/QOqBlNWNu6
https://t.co/QOqBlNWNu6

[Joyu Wang @joyuwang]

“Everybody has a theory, but nobody has an answer.” China has routinely sent warplanes near Taiwan, but an unusual lull has stoked uncertainty about what Beijing is doing. https://t.co/LP7PBXYen6 With quotes from @TangAnZhu @OfficialBen_L @KTristanTang