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Taiwan’s Strategic Awakening: Breaking Illusions, Shaping Destiny

Taiwan’s security strategy has long been shaped by three flawed assumptions: first, that China is on the verge of invasion; second, that the United States will always intervene; and third, that internal divisions are secondary to external threats. These assumptions have dictated policies for decades, but they no longer hold up to scrutiny. Taiwan must reshape its strategic thinking to ensure long-term survival.

With so many Indonesians, Vietnamese and Filipinos inside Taiwan, Where do the Indians fit in?

At the cafe of a library in Taipei I met a bubbly Indonesian who introduced me to #kaburajadulu, a currently trending hashtag in Indonesia that means “just run away first”. It was described to me as a cry in response to the socio-political turmoil taking over the country. The Indonesian and I had met to discuss our respective interests inside Taiwan–it so happened that migrant labour turned out to be the most important of all of them.

Taiwan’s Strategic Awakening: Breaking Illusions, Shaping Destiny

With so many Indonesians, Vietnamese and Filipinos inside Taiwan, Where do the Indians fit in?

Taiwan’s Strategic Awakening: Breaking Illusions, Shaping Destiny

With so many Indonesians, Vietnamese and Filipinos inside Taiwan, Where do the Indians fit in?At the cafe of a library in Taipei I met a bubbly Indonesian who introduced me to #kaburajadulu, a currently trending hashtag in Indonesia that means “just run away first”. It was described to me as a cry in response to the socio-political turmoil taking over the country. The Indonesian and I had met to discuss our respective interests inside Taiwan–it so happened that migrant labour turned out to be the most important of all of them.

Trump 2.0: The Shape of His Foreign Policy – Part IThis is a Part one of a translation of the original 川普2.0外交作為…… by I-Chung Lai (賴怡忠), a journalist and columnist. Originally published by Voice Tank. Translation by Stacy Tang.

Taiwan’s Strategic Awakening: Breaking Illusions, Shaping DestinyTaiwan’s security strategy has long been shaped by three flawed assumptions: first, that China is on the verge of invasion; second, that the United States will always intervene; and third, that internal divisions are secondary to external threats. These assumptions have dictated policies for decades, but they no longer hold up to scrutiny. Taiwan must reshape its strategic thinking to ensure long-term survival.

How Taiwan’s Chip Industry Navigates US Industrial Policy and Export ControlsThis article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 10, Issue 5. Used with permission. To get the Global Taiwan Brief in your inbox every week, subscribe at globaltaiwan.org/subscribe. Lery Hiciano is a recent graduate from National Chengchi University’s International Master’s in Asia-Pacific Studies, based out of Taipei, Taiwan.

China’s Digital Propaganda Machinery: How Beijing is Reshaping the Global Discourse in the 2020sImagine waking up to find that what you believed to be independent journalism, activism, or casual travel vlogs were, in reality, curated propaganda designed to manipulate your worldview. This is not dystopian fiction—it is the reality of China’s digital influence campaign. Through social media manipulation, artificial intelligence, and covert influence operations, Beijing is actively shaping global public perception. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has built a sophisticated disinformation machine that threatens democratic societies, with the United States among its primary targets.