A smart conscription system is not only about defense but also about empowering Taiwan's future, the author of this op-ed argues.

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"Beijing could just leave Taiwan alone, and so we could enjoy our freedom and also political system," said Hu. Palmer said, "There is nothing about modern China under Xi Jinping that suggests that ...

Trump has also repeatedly called for Taiwan to increase its defense spending to 10% of its GDP – a fourfold rise from its current allocation ... worried about how the political bickering ...

The sharp divisions between the two visits represent the current political divides in Taiwan as the country is ... trust in the democratic system and national pride. In other words, one’s ...

Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s current vice president, said China was trying to undermine the island’s democratic system, and said that the world regarded Beijing, not Taipei, as the root cause of the ...

Taiwan is a self-governing island of 23 million people with a vibrant, if often polarised, democracy. Its political system allows voters ... neighbouring China. The current wave of recall motions ...

Taiwan on Monday test-fired for the first time a new US-supplied rocket system that has been widely ... Taiwan’s democratically-elected government rejects China’s sovereignty claims, saying ...