Lawrence Chung
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Trump’s warm welcome for Xi met with caution and uncertainty in Taiwan (opens the original)
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Observers say elaborate ceremonies in Washington should not be seen as proof of shifting US policy towards Taipei The only public mention of Taiwan after Thursday’s closed-door talks between the pair came from Beijing’s official statement, which said Xi had urged Trump to “oppose ‘Taiwan independence’” and “handle the Taiwan question with caution”. The White House did not immediately give its own detailed account of the exchange.
Are Taiwan’s US ties still ‘rock solid’? Debate flares ahead of Xi-Trump summit (opens the original)
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KMT seizes on reported limits on Washington visits as a ‘wake-up call’ for Taipei, warning that US policy is driven by self-interest The New York Times reported on Monday that some Taiwanese officials travelling to the US had been told by Trump administration officials to “curtail their visits to research groups in Washington”. Citing Brookings Institution senior fellow Ryan Hass, the report said the move reflected Trump’s preference to ensure Taiwan did not become an “obstacle” to his ambitions
Taiwan tests US-made MQ-9B drones to counter PLA ‘grey-zone’ operations (opens the original)
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More advanced derivative of MQ-9A Reaper to be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, island’s military says The first two of four MQ-9B SeaGuardians ordered from the United States took off from Hualien Air Base in eastern Taiwan on Monday, according to military sources. It was their first test flight since arriving in Taiwan by sea in June, following nearly three months of assembly, testing and preparations by the air force and US manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Syste
Taiwan defence logistics under fire over missing chargers for US drones (opens the original)
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Island’s army reportedly discovered omission only after taking delivery and later asked American side to find alternative supplier The revelation involving the Altius-600M loitering munitions has prompted Taiwan’s opposition lawmakers to question the military’s procurement and logistical planning, days before the drones join other weapons systems in a three-day live-fire exercise. According to recent local media reports, chargers were not included in the US Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the
Trump threat to Taiwan’s Washington office sparks debate over island’s US policy (opens the original)
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Ahead of expected Xi-Trump summit, some in Taiwan question whether Taipei’s funding of American think tanks has become a political liability Trump named the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (Tecro) in a social media post on Monday attacking the Centre for American Progress, a prominent left-leaning Washington think tank, over a report disputing his claims about the effect of National Guard deployments on violent crime. Trump called the think tank a “radical left scam” and threa
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