Francis Tuschek The EU must cut its reliance on US-made weapons and prioritize European alternatives, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. In an interview with French media published on Saturday, Macron argued that the bloc’s rearmament efforts would be more effective if member states stopped “buying American” and instead turned to the EU’s military industrial complex. Taiwan…
by Martin Haffner Associate Editor In a dramatic escalation of tensions across the Taiwan Strait, China’s government expressed its outrage after Taiwan’s leadership described Beijing as a “foreign hostile power.” This brazen characterization has ignited a firestorm of condemnation from Chinese authorities, which they perceive as a significant affront to their sovereignty and national pride….
Richard Sanders Sadly,Japan has formally requested that Taiwan clarify that its pavilion at the upcoming World Exposition in Osaka will be operated by a private company, according to sources familiar with Japan-Taiwan relations reported on Sunday. The request from Japan’s Foreign Ministry follows concerns that statements from the Taiwanese government implied the pavilion would be…