Expert on Chinese expansionism — Radio Free Asia

Satoru Nagao of the Washington, DC-based Hudson Institute, in an undated photo. Credit: Hudson Institute

Senior U.S. officials are traveling to India this week for talks among the so-called Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or “Quad.” This grouping compromises Australia, India, Japan, and the United States and is widely viewed as a move by like-minded democracies to contend with an increasingly assertive China and its rising military power.  Mai Tran of RFA

Candidates in Taiwan’s local elections could pledge to defend the democratic island — Radio Free Asia

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UPDATED at 8:54 p.m. EDT on 9-6-2022 Pro-independence groups in the democratic island of Taiwan have called on candidates in November’s elections to sign pledges never to surrender in the event of a Chinese invasion. The World United Formosans for Independence (WUFI) hit out at the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) for sending its vice chairman Andrew

Chip magnate Richard Tsao comes home to Taiwan to fight the communists — Radio Free Asia

Screen grab taken from video showing a mob of men in white T-shirts attacking pro-democracy protesters at Yuen Long subway station in Hong Kong, July 21, 2019. Credit: RFA

The founder of a major Taiwanese chip-founder has reapplied for nationality of the democratic island after naturalizing as a citizen of Singapore, saying he wants to help in the fight against the military threat from Beijing. Billionaire Richard Tsao, who founded the United Microelectronics Corp (UMC), told RFA’s “Asia Wants to Talk” program that he

Pelosi tightlipped on possible trip to Taiwan following Xi’s warning to Biden — Radio Free Asia

Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after delivering a speech at an event commemorating the 110th anniversary of Xinhai Revolution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 9, 2021. Credit: AP Photo

UPDATED at 02:51 p.m. EST on 2022-07-29 U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday remained tightlipped about a possible trip to Asia that is reported to include the democratic island of Taiwan, a day after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Washington against provoking his nation over the issue in a phone call with U.S. President

China’s Xi warns Biden over ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan in 5th call as leaders — Radio Free Asia

In this file photo taken on July 14, 2022, US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, speaks during her weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Credit: AFP

Washington should avoid “playing with fire” on the issue of Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Joe Biden Thursday, ahead of a possible trip by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the democratic island Beijing says is a runaway province. Xi made the comments to Biden during a two-hour call — their fifth

Former Trump China adviser Miles Yu wants NATO to go global — Radio Free Asia

United States Naval Academy professor Miles Yu, a former China adviser to the Trump administration,  poses for a photo during an RFA interview in Livermore, California, Oct. 16, 2021. Credit: RFA

Historian Miles Yu, a former China adviser to the Trump administration, has called in a recent op-ed article for NATO to create a broader security alliance including the Indo-Pacific region, in a bid to stave off a Chinese invasion of democratic Taiwan. “There is an emerging international alliance, forged in the face of today’s greatest

China conducts major military drills as US lawmakers visit Taiwan — Radio Free Asia

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (R) speaks with Sen. Lindsey Graham at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, April 15, 2022, during a visit by U.S. lawmakers. Credit: Taiwan Presidential Office via AP

The Chinese military conducted a large multi-force exercise on Friday morning around Taiwan, just hours after U.S. lawmakers arrived for a visit to show support for the self-ruling island and meet President Tsai Ing-wen. Chinese military aircraft, warships and troops were taking part in the combat readiness drills in the East China Sea as well

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