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Ghulam Ali
Since its inception in 1986, Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, 民進黨) has adopted an anti-nuclear policy stance, aligning with Taiwan’s environmental and civil society groups in pursuing a “nuclear-free homeland” as a core party goal. By contrast, the Kuomintang (KMT, 國民黨) has traditionally been more supportive of nuclear power: all three of Taiwan’s nuclear power plants—Chinshan, Kuosheng, and Maanshan—comprising a total of six reactors, were constructed under KMT governments during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Baosheng Guo
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has articulated a clear strategy for Taiwan's security, as opposed to the ambiguous statements offered by President Trump after the Trump-Xi Summit in May of this year. In November 2025, Takaichi stated that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could constitute a "survival-threatening situation" for Japan. She also lifted the ban on full lethal weapons sales to more than 17 countries; visited South Korea, Australia, Vietnam, and met with the Philippines president; and strengthened strategic partnerships with major middle powers such as Canada, India, and European states. In the Shangri-La Dialogue this year, Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi sharply rebuffed claims of “new militarism” leveled by the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and opposed “unilateral changes to the status quo by force or coercion.”
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James Jennion
Taiwan’s advanced chip manufacturing industry—commonly referred to as its “silicon shield” —provides for much of its security. As China intensifies efforts isolate the island, Taiwan may have to learn to wield the silicon sword.
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