Beijing Threatens To Cancel Trump-Xi Summit If US Approves New Arms Sales To Taiwan
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenChinese President Xi Jinping used today's 18th BRICS Summit to push for a greater diplomatic role in Gulf affairs.
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US-China race for orbital supremacy could decide a Taiwan war
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gabriel HonradaDogfighting satellites, secret spaceplanes and orbital interceptors: inside the US-China buildup for war in space
China's Record Ship Swarm Around Taiwan Sends Decoupling Alarm To Wall Street
• Zero HedgeThe surge in Chinese vessels surrounding Taiwan, in what may be a mock blockade run, exceeded June's total of 55 vessels and averaged nearly 8 ships per day. Another 152 were detected during the first three weeks of August.
Taiwan Passes Massive $7,560,000,000 Drone Plan As China Threat Looms
• By Francis KapperTaiwan's parliament approved a roughly $7.56 billion military drone plan Thursday to rapidly expand the island's unmanned arsenal as it prepares for a possible conflict with China.
America Cannot Protect Taiwan from China
• https://www.lewrockwell.com By Martin ArmstrongTaiwan began seriously examining Ukraine's battlefield experience after Russia invaded in 2022.
Is Taiwan's President Playing with Political Fire?
• The Libertarian Institute - Ted Galen CarpenterTaiwanese President Lai Ching-te (William Lai) appears to be missing signs from multiple sources that he lacks both international and domestic support for pursuing a more assertive policy regarding the island's de facto independence.
Stock market leverage in Asia is beginning to crack:
• LinkedinStock trade defaults reported by securities firms in Taiwan rose to $62 million so far in June, the highest monthly total since data began in 2019.
Taiwan fires dozens of U.S.-supplied rockets toward China in historic live-fire exercise
• https://www.naturalnews.com, Cassie B.In a significant escalation of military posturing, Taiwan conducted a first-of-its-kind live-fire drill on its west coast on June 10, launching 32 U.S.-supplied rockets from High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, into the narrow waters of
Taiwan Test Fires US Mobile Launchers Into Waters Directly Facing China For First Time
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenChina's PLA military has long been known to intimidate and threaten the self-ruled island of Taiwan, mainly with large military exercises which sometime encircle it partially or completely, or else with a heavy naval boat presence in the Strait of Ho
The Drumbeat Around Taiwan Grows Louder
• Armstrong Economics - Martin ArmstrongTaiwan's Ministry of National Defense reported that 32 Chinese military aircraft, 10 naval vessels, and five additional official Chinese ships were operating around the island.
China Launches 'Special Maritime Operation' Off Taiwan
• https://www.alexjoneslive.com, By RTChina has launched a 'special maritime law enforcement operation' east of Taiwan in response to the announcement of maritime border talks in the area by Japan and the Philippines.
Taiwan racing to arm itself as US reliability wanes
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gabriel HonradaTrump's mixed signals on Taiwan -- from arms pauses to 'negotiating chip' remarks -- are forcing Taipei to plan and build for US absence
US blindsides Taiwan with arms sales 'pause'
• https://www.rt.comThe island said it was unaware of any changes to military sales after a senior US official said they had been put on hold
Trump Undecided on Moving Forward $14 Billion Arms Package for Taiwan After Talks With Xi
• https://news.antiwar.com, by Dave DeCampThe administration already approved a massive $11 billion arms deal for Taiwan back in December
Taiwan in the Crosshairs
• Armstrong EconomicsPresident Trump is recommending that chip manufacturers IMMEDIATELY move their manufacturing facilities to AMERICA. The conversations with Xi have confirmed how China will move to take over Taiwan.
Xi Warns Trump That Differences Over Taiwan Could Lead to 'Clashes and Conflicts'...
• https://news.antiwar.com, by Dave DeCampXi Warns Trump That Differences Over Taiwan Could Lead to 'Clashes and Conflicts' Between the US and China
Taiwan's stock market just made history:
• LinkedinThe total market cap of Taiwan's stock market is up to $4.14 trillion, surpassing the UK's $4.09 trillion for the first time.
Taiwan's KMT offers US an off-ramp from war with China
• https://asiatimes.com, by Lyle GoldsteinCheng Li-wun's Beijing visit shows Taiwan's opposition sees diplomacy, not conflict, as the way ahead with China
Taiwan Semi Slides Despite Record Results In Warning Sign For Chip Companies
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenTaiwanese chip giant, Taiwan Semiconductor Manfuacturing Co, said Thursday its net profit surged to a fresh record in the first quarter, fueled by the global artificial intelligence race despite the war in the Middle East.
Iran war teaching Taiwan hard lessons about US resolve
• https://asiatimes.com, by Bonnie Yushih LiaoTaiwan getting a vivid glimpse of US power projection failures when tested by an adversary much weaker than China
CHINA JUST SURROUNDED TAIWAN
• TwitterAnd It Happened The Same Day The U.S. Shifted More Forces To The Middle East.
China Sanctions 20 US Companies Over Taiwan Arms Sale
• https://www.activistpost.com, Mike ShedlockBeijing responds to Trump administration's approval weapons package for Taipei with restrictions on firms and executives.
China Launched "Large-Scale" Military Drills Near Taiwan
• Activist PostThese drills are coming just days after China sanctioned some United States defense firms over its delivery of weapons to Taiwan.
China Launches 'Justice Mission 2025' War Games Encircling Taiwan
• https://www.breitbart.com, Christian K. CaruzoThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China on Monday launched "Justice Mission 2025," a series of live-fire military drills around Taiwan simulating a blockade of the independent island-nation as a purported "warning to separatist forces."
U.S. vs. Chinese Military Comparison – Focus on Asia-Taiwan Scenario
• https://choiceclips.whatfinger.com, superadminFolks – The United States and Taiwan are in trouble even now. And in just a couple of years it will almost be impossible to defeat China if and when they move to conquer Taiwan.
China Says Region Closer To War Due To US Record Taiwan Arms Package
• Zero HedgeChina on Friday heaped more condemnation on Washington's approving a record-setting $11.1 billion weapons package for Taiwan this week, warning that the deal risks turning the island into a "powder keg" and plunging the region into "military confront
Chinese, Japanese Boats In Tense Standoff Near Disputed Islands As Taiwan-Related Feud Escalates
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenThe severe diplomatic standoff which was triggered by last month's words of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wherein she suggested Japan would militarily aid in Taiwan's defense in the event of a Chinese invasion is increasingly becoming a pote
Japan's Yonaguni arming up for a Taiwan war with China
• https://asiatimes.com, by Gabriel HonradaUS fortifying Japan's Yonaguni island outpost as new forward edge against China–a move of questionable strategic value
Japan's no longer ambiguous stance on Taiwan
• Asia TimesJapan's new line infuriates China precisely because it must now prepare for both Japanese and US intervention
Taiwan's Central Bank to Explore Bitcoin Reserves, Pilot BTC Holdings
• Bitcoin MagazineTaiwan's Premier and Central Bank reportedly plans to study Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, draft supportive regulations, and pilot treasury holdings using seized Bitcoin.
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