David on FormosaThe reduction in Taiwan's special defence budget will impede its plans for a porcupine strategy as a key part of maintaining deterrence against threats from China
TIATLÊNG#ASPI hiah-nī chèng-keng ê mûi-thé, ta̍k-pái lóng ē kā tô͘ ōe kah ko͘-chui ko͘-chui ê. https://aspistrategist.org.au/old-enemies-meet-in-beijing-as-china-promotes-its-influence-in-taiwan
Old enemies meet in Beijing as China promotes its influence in Taiwan | The Strategist
Meetings between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) are now routine, no longer tentative or discreet but frequent and increasingly public. From 7 to 12 April 2026, KMT chair Cheng Li-wun is ...
A new report by ASPI about why Taiwan matters to Australia and the world
"Taiwan is not a peripheral issue. It sits at the intersection of global trade, advanced technology, democratic values and regional security. What happens there will shape Australia’s prosperity, security and way of life for decades."
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/taiwan-matters-australia-needs-to-understand-why/
Taiwan matters. Australia needs to understand why | The Strategist
When Australians think about Taiwan, the focus is often narrow: a distant sovereignty dispute in the Taiwan Strait, or a potential flashpoint between China and the United States. This framing understates the scale of what ...
Chin-chiàⁿ chiok kah-ì #ASPI ta̍k-pái teh pò #Tâioân, lóng ōe chit-chióng 90s tiān-tōng ê tô͘ lâi chò soan-thoân. https://aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-united-front-work-on-taiwan-returns-to-first-principles
Back to the old ways: China tries to persuade Taiwanese they're Chinese | The Strategist
In 2024, China’s united front system tried to love-bomb Taiwanese youth through cross-strait exchanges and outreach programs designed to cultivate goodwill and influence. In 2025, Beijing returned to a more traditional playbook: shaping how Taiwan’s ...
There has been an almost complete cessation of PLA air activity in the Taiwan Strait over the past ten days. The reasons for this are unclear
"Ultimately, the temporary absence of PLA aircraft should not be interpreted as a reduction in Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan. It is more likely a short-term anomaly within a broader pattern of sustained coercion."
WhisprNews⚛️ ASP Isotopes (ASPI) firma un acuerdo preliminar con una gran energética de EE.UU. para producir combustible nuclear avanzado (HALEU y LEU+). El objetivo es asegurar la cadena de suministro nacional de uranio enriquecido. #EnergíaNuclear #ASPI #HALEU.
Beijing's attempts to coerce Japan over Taiwan has "demonstrated the diminishing returns of coercion against politically confident middle powers."
"By dramatically escalating public criticism against Japan in a single year, Beijing has elevated Tokyo’s prominence in Taiwan-related security debates rather than diminishing it."
Beijing pressured Japan over Taiwan. It only strengthened Tokyo’s resolve | The Strategist
Fresh from a decisive electoral landslide, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has emerged more politically secure than ever—despite Beijing’s attempt in 2025 to make her a cautionary example over Taiwan. Rather than isolating her, China’s ...
The Chinese party-state is intensifying its lawfare campaign. The number of Taiwanese nationals arrested and detained in China has increased while there has also been an increase in transnational repression
https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/an-army-of-lawyers-is-advancing-taiwan-is-the-target/
Security LandAustralian Strategic Policy Institute research reveals how Chinese vision-language models systematically embed political censorship across multiple architectural layers. Testing of Qwen, Ernie, GLM, and DeepSeek shows 70%+ refusal rates for sensitive topics via certain providers, with language-dependent filtering that reshapes historical narratives.
#SecurityLand #GeoSphere #ASPI #Research #Australia #China #AI #LLM #Qwen #DeepSeek
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Noticias La InsuperableChina domina el 90 % de los campos clave de la investigación tecnológica global
Un nuevo informe internacional revela un giro histórico en la competencia científica mundial, con Beijing a la cabeza en la mayoría de las tecnologías consideradas estratégicas. Por Alina C. Galifante para NLI La radiografía más reciente de la investigación en ciencia y tecnología mundial muestra un cambio estructural de enorme magnitud: China figura como líder en casi el 90 % de las tecnologías consideradas cruciales para el futuro económico, industrial y estratégico global. […]