Taiwan

Taiwanese Deputy Minister of Defense Yang Assesses Asia-Pacific Security Environment

Jason Harmala — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:51:38 -0500

On April 30, the Atlantic Council hosted Mr. Andrew Yang, deputy minister of national defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan), for a discussion on the Asia-Pacific security environment and the Republic of China's defense transformation.

Why China will not stop its cyberespionage and cyberwar efforts

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:37:25 -0600

From Greg Austin, International Herald Tribune: The Obama administration asserts that China, using cyberprobes of various kinds, is occupying certain positions inside the information networks of some critical U.S. infrastructure so that it can interfere with it if a military confrontation over Taiwan became imminent.

Taiwan investing in new 'cyberwarfare' capabilities

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 08:03:25 -0500

From Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung, the Taipei Times: With increasing numbers of cyberattacks targeting Taiwan, the US and Japan being traced back to China, the government has increased its budget for cyberwarfare capabilities, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said in a report on Friday.

U.S. Plans New Asia Missile Defenses

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:34:04 -0500

From Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes, Wall Street Journal: The U.S. is planning a major expansion of missile defenses in Asia, a move American officials say is designed to contain threats from North Korea, but one that could also be used to counter China's military.

Chinese general warns that new missile shield may spark China nuclear upgrade

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:39:29 -0500

From Fredrik Dahl, Reuters: China may need to modernize its nuclear arsenal to respond to the destabilizing effect of a planned U.S.-backed missile defense system, a senior Chinese military officer said on Wednesday.

General James L. Jones Visits Taiwan

Jason Harmala — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:08:05 -0500

General James L. Jones, director-designate of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, traveled to Taiwan on June 21-22 to discuss US-Taiwan relations.

Shifting Century: Leadership Changes and Challenges in Asia

Adrienne Chuck — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:59:12 -0500

On March 20 the Atlantic Council held a panel discussion on the implications of recent and pending leadership transitions in Asia and their implications for US foreign and security policy and cross-strait relations.

Fixing All the World's Problems

Bernard Finel — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:12:16 -0600

Okay, I’m king for a day, and I am going to fix all the world’s problems.