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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
#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
"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. "
🚨: 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
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
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
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
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
@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
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
“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