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Reporter @wsj.com, covering Taiwan and beyond www.wsj.com/news/author/joyu-wang

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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Taiwan’s legislature approved a plan to spend over $7 billion on drones over the next six years. Though, the plan wasn’t as robust as that sought by the ruling party, introducing additional conditions and delayed implementation. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Lines Up $7 Billion Boost for Drone Builders to Counter China
Taipei hopes to build defensive capabilities that will make its far more powerful adversary think twice about invading.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#LATEST: Taiwan’s government proposed its highest level of military spending ever at over $35 billion, in a $123 billion budget for 2027 unveiled on Thursday. But there are challenges ahead as well. Read more in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Should Taiwan get closer to China or stand up against Beijing’s push to conquer the island? @wsj.com asked a handful of Taiwanese citizens. Here is what they said: wsj.com/world/asia/w... with photos by Sean Marc Lee
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today, parts of Taiwan will experience a 30-minute mobile internet slowdown as part of annual air raid defense drills. We hit the streets to ask locals how they feel about these drills, and here's what they had to say: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
After covering Taiwan for several years, I finally got to write about the "American English teachers," or 美語老師, a term used for U.S. military trainers to avoid mentioning their presence explicitly, despite it being an open secret here Full story: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Deep U.S. Ties With Taiwan Are Surviving Pressure From China—and Trump
The island opens up about American role in training troops for self-defense.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
China’s coast guard this month began issuing commands to foreign vessels near Taiwan, an action the U.S. decried as "destabilizing" “The objective is a slow-motion quarantine that gradually isolates Taiwan without ever firing a shot,” said SeaLight's Ray Powell www.wsj.com/world/asia/c...
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China’s Assertions of Authority Over Foreign Ships Near Taiwan Draw U.S. Rebuke
China’s coast guard this month began issuing commands to foreign vessels on Taiwan’s Pacific side, an action that the U.S. decried as “destabilizing.”
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
China has built a near-constant naval presence on all sides of Taiwan. Dive into this @wsj.com visual feature for exclusive details on how China is tightening the noose on Taiwan: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
For the first time, Taiwan fired its U.S.-supplied HIMARS launchers into the Taiwan Strait off a beach at a location deemed a potential landing point for China’s PLA. Read a @wsj.com report from on the ground: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
For decades, China has waged a campaign to isolate Taiwan, which in turn has fought a struggle for recognition. But until now there hadn’t been an episode so unusual as the recent test of wills over a tiny African kingdom www.wsj.com/world/asia/t... with quotes from @wenting.bsky.social and more
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Taiwan Outfoxes China in Test of Wills Over Tiny African Country
The island’s leader scored a point in the battle for recognition, surfacing in Eswatini despite Beijing’s objections.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A @wsj.com analysis: By hosting KMT's Cheng Li-wun, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is presenting himself as a force for stability who can be entrusted with ensuring peace, as long as Taiwan participates. With quotes from @kharist.bsky.social and more sharp minds: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
🚨 NEW & UNREPORTED: China has taken the unusual step of reserving swaths of offshore airspace without explanation for a period of 40 days, issuing alerts similar to those used to warn aviation authorities of Chinese military exercises. More in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Brian Hioe @brianhioe.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Nice read on the state of civil defense by @joyuwang.bsky.social. What has often surprised me is how recall groups, after the defeat of the Great Recall Movement, shifted to become civil defense groups www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s All-Hands-on-Deck Plan to Fend Off China
A growing cohort of self-defense zealots is embracing a mission to get the island ready for an attack.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 22/01/2026
Beijing’s rapidly advancing spying operations have seen agents penetrate the island’s armed forces, enticing personnel to pledge allegiance to China.
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The Chinese Spy Machine Infiltrating Taiwan’s Military
Beijing’s rapidly advancing spying operations have seen agents penetrate the island’s armed forces, enticing personnel to pledge allegiance to China.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Latest: a @wsj.com deep dive into the threat of Chinese espionage in Taiwan. “It’s all being used in preparation for annexing Taiwan.” Full story: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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The Chinese Spy Machine Infiltrating Taiwan’s Military
Beijing’s rapidly advancing spying operations have seen agents penetrate the island’s armed forces, enticing personnel to pledge allegiance to China.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Latest from @wsj.com: When Beijing wants to intimidate its rivals, it has an extensive—and often menacing—playbook to draw from. Here are some pages of it, refined through years of squeezing Taiwan and redeployed against Tokyo: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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China’s Propaganda Playbook for Targeting Rivals
China’s state propaganda machine has a toolbox for undermining leaders that includes fake opinion polls, “lawfare” and general character assassination.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
China’s military announced the start of the “Justice Mission 2025” exercises around Taiwan on Monday morning and on Wednesday afternoon declared the drills “successfully completed.” Here are our five takeaways: www.wsj.com/world/asia/f...
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Five Takeaways From China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan
Beijing encircled the island this week and warned outsiders to stay away.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
China launched major military exercises in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Monday in what it called a “stern warning” against outside interference in Chinese affairs, as tensions grow with the U.S. and Japan over the security of the island. Read more in @wsj.com: on.wsj.com/4qsRsRV
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
U.S. said it had approved $11.1 billion in arms-sales packages for Taiwan, a show of support from Washington. The possible sales include 82 HIMARS missile launchers and 60 howitzers among other items. Full story: on.wsj.com/3Y5psaS
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U.S. Approves $11 Billion in Arms Sales to Taiwan, Angering Beijing
The packages include Himars truck-based missile launchers, howitzers, missiles and antitank drones.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A get-out-the-vote campaign failed to lift turnout much above historic lows in a Hong Kong election Sunday in which the ballot was limited to “patriots” vetted by Beijing, days after a devastating fire that spurred official warnings against spreading dissent. www.wsj.com/world/asia/h...
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Hong Kong Election Draws Tepid Turnout After Deadly Fire
A get-out-the-vote campaign failed to lift turnout much above historic lows in a Hong Kong election in which the ballot was limited to “patriots” vetted by Beijing.
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Lev Nachman @lnachman32.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
I’m quoted in the Wall Street Journal discussing US ambiguity towards Taiwan. Thank you kindly @joyuwang.bsky.social for reaching out! www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Trump Is Silent on Taiwan After Talking to Xi—and That Is Fine With Taipei
Taiwan is making the most of the U.S.’s policy of “strategic ambiguity,” even as President Trump’s stance raises concern for some.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
"This could be the Achilles’ heel of Taiwan." A Chinese blockade would quickly deplete resources on an island that depends on imported fuel. Here's a graphical look at why––and how: www.wsj.com/world/asia/c...
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
In years past, Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang exercises have been generally out of sight for the average resident. This year, the drills feel like something else entirely: They are twice as long, larger than ever in scale and far more visible in everyday life. Read more: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Annual Military Drill Moves Out of the Shadows—and Into Everyday Life
Missile launchers on streets and tanks near a Costco aimed to bring home the threat of Chinese invasion, as exercises spilled into public areas on an unprecedented scale.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
#Latest: Taiwan is demonstrating its fortitude against the Chinese threat with an annual defense exercise that is twice as long and far bigger than in the past. That includes: a record number of reservists, new weapons systems, and urban warfare scenarios. Read more: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Resists China With Military Displays and History Lessons
Amped-up drills and new U.S. tanks have added bite to President Lai Ching-te’s Taiwan-is-a-country lecture tour.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🇹🇼 #HanKuang41: Taiwan’s annual military exercises have officially kicked off. Here at a middle school campus, more than a hundred reservists are getting a refresher, brushing up on their weapon skills, map reading and close-quarters battle.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
#LATEST: Taiwan is accelerating efforts to develop a high-tech fleet of naval drones that military planners see as a potential game-changer in the island’s ability to fend off a possible Chinese invasion. Read more on Taiwan's sea drone ambitions: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Austin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Taiwan has embarked on a mission to purge any allies of Beijing from its civil service—vetting hundreds of thousands of workers and threatening to revoke the citizenship of those found to be Chinese citizens By @joyuwang.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Tries to Purge Its Ranks of China Sympathizers
The government is stepping up scrutiny of members of the civil service and military for signs of misplaced allegiances.
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Austin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Taiwan will commission its first-ever army drone units and introduce sea drones to its naval forces, part of efforts to modernize its arsenal to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said in an interview. By @joyuwang.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion
Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Also from Koo, Taiwan's defense minister: Support from Japan and the Philippines is crucial to deterring China, along with help from the U.S. “Such collective deterrence will force China to consider the military difficulty...when invading Taiwan.” wsj.com/world/asia/t... (📸 by me)
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The move to add drone units is the newest in Taiwan's shift to asymmetric warfare. “When it comes to firepower, we just can’t compete with China...So we have to figure out how to strike in the most effective way possible,” said Cathy Fang of DSET, a Taiwanese think tank www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion
Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
NEW: Taiwan will commission its first-ever army drone units this year and introduce sea drones to its naval forces, part of its efforts to modernize its arsenal to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said in an interview. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Military Plans New Drone Units in Preparation for Potential China Invasion
Taiwan is racing to overhaul its military in preparation for what it sees as a potential invasion by China as soon as 2027.
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Austin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Taiwan is racing to build up new, asymmetric defenses aimed at making China’s much more powerful military think twice before attacking. Failing that, it aims to inflict enough pain to slow China while it seeks help from Washington. By @joyuwang.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s New Strategy: Make China Fear the Pain of an Invasion
Taiwan’s so-called porcupine strategy aims to deter a Chinese invasion—or at least stall it until U.S. support arrives.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Taiwan wants to scrap a longtime focus on equipping the island for a conventional war. Instead, it is racing to build up new, asymmetric defenses aimed at deterring China. Our latest deep dive into the Taiwanese efforts––and the hurdles: www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s New Strategy: Make China Fear the Pain of an Invasion
Taiwan’s so-called porcupine strategy aims to deter a Chinese invasion—or at least stall it until U.S. support arrives.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
The atmosphere around U.S.-Taiwan relations has improved markedly in recent weeks, a senior Taiwanese official said this week. “There is no reason for complacency,” he added, but “there’s a good environment that makes it easier for future cooperation.” www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Dares to Hope Trump Will Back It Against Beijing
The White House’s push to confront Beijing reassured officials in Taipei, who watched President Trump’s shift on Ukraine with alarm.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Latest: After weeks in which Trump’s pullback of support for Ukraine awakened fears of U.S. abandonment of Taiwan, officials in Taipei are increasingly confident that they have Trump’s backing as Beijing steps up its efforts to subdue the island. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Dares to Hope Trump Will Back It Against Beijing
The White House’s push to confront Beijing reassured officials in Taipei, who watched President Trump’s shift on Ukraine with alarm.
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Austin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
China is still developing its capacity to invade Taiwan, but analysts say it is now able to carry out a blockade or quarantine. @joyuwang.bsky.social and I take a look at how that might unfold Gift link: www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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China Is Ready to Blockade Taiwan. Here’s How.
China’s military, in increasingly complex exercises, have encircled Taiwan and simulated blockades.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Taiwan, the U.S. and other allies carried out over 500 visits last year involving areas such as defense policy, arms sales, intelligence and defense research and development, according to an unpublished report by the Defense Ministry to be sent to Taiwan’s legislature. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
U.S. training and cooperation with Taiwan’s forces, for many years kept under wraps to avoid antagonizing Beijing, has evolved from open secret to no secret at all. Recent examples include a two-year pact to train Taiwanese naval forces in Kaohsiung. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The 2025 Quadrennial Defense Review was the first in which the defense ministry devoted an entire section to Taiwan’s relationship with the U.S. military. In the last edition in 2021, U.S. exchanges were mentioned for the first time, with only a single bullet point. www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, in a security road map released Tuesday, emphasized the usefulness of U.S. support. "The U.S. is a crucial strategic partner, working closely with us on military cooperation and helping to boost our self-defense capabilities." www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan’s Military Says It Needs the U.S. to Deter China
The island’s latest security blueprint sends message that Taipei depends on a stable partnership at time of uncertainty about the U.S. president’s stance.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The measures are the result of a monthslong review of what the government needs to do to close the legal gaps when dealing with hybrid warfare from China, said a senior security official. “Even the best weapons won’t help if you’ve lost the support of your own people.” www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Cracks Down on Chinese ‘Gray Zone’ Espionage
Taiwan’s president described Beijing as a ‘foreign adversary’ that is exploiting democracy to sow division, create unrest and destabilize the island.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Taiwan plans to step up efforts to combat Chinese espionage and influence, including by reinstating military courts to handle spy cases and scrutinizing the activities of Chinese citizens www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Cracks Down on Chinese ‘Gray Zone’ Espionage
Taiwan’s president described Beijing as a ‘foreign adversary’ that is exploiting democracy to sow division, create unrest and destabilize the island.
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Austin Ramzy @austinramzy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Taiwan detained a cargo ship and its eight Chinese crew after an undersea fiber-optic cable was severed, in a stepped-up effort to police such incidents, which are often seen as part of China’s pressure campaign targeting the self-ruled island. By @joyuwang.bsky.social www.wsj.com/world/asia/t...
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Taiwan Detains Ship and Chinese Crew After Undersea Cable Severed
The island’s coast guard said the incident is a national-security matter and possible case of Chinese sabotage.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
A “democratic supply chain” starring Taiwanese drone makers is an inevitability, Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun told @wsj.com. But examples of China punishing companies for their ties to Taiwan have made U.S. businesses cautious. Our latest: on.wsj.com/40EOsaX with Heather Somervill (📸 by me)
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Earlier, a statement from Taiwan's McDonald's: www.mcdonalds.com/tw/zh-tw/new...
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Also happening in Taiwan: the local franchise of McDonald's announced the cancellation of its collaboration with Japan’s Sanrio following boycott calls over allegations that the company downplayed a workplace sexual assault, which appears to have led to the victim’s suicide.
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
For more on the history of goose-stepping and its ups and downs in Taiwan, read the full story on the front page of @wsj: on.wsj.com/4hcUZPQ
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
In Taiwan, the goose step’s official swan song came last June. I was there in Kaohsiung to watch goose-stepping veterans join young cadets for the centennial celebration of the Whampoa Academy. on.wsj.com/4hcUZPQ
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Opponents of the practice say it simply has no use today. “Let’s be real. Goose-stepping is not going to get a military ready for real battle,” said retired Maj. Gen. Yu Pei-chen. “Why not use this time for combat training instead?” on.wsj.com/4hcUZPQ (📸 by me)
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Joyu Wang @joyuwang.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Goose-stepping embodies the academy’s spirit and the rigor of its training, said retired Lt. Gen. Lo Chi-chin, head of the alumni association for Taiwan’s Army officer training school, Whampoa Military Academy. on.wsj.com/4hcUZPQ (📸 by me)
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