Category: TAIWAN CRISIS
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China’s Cognitive War on Taiwan
This video is an extension of what I had written earlier on this subject @ https://gunnersshot.com/2023/12/24/chinese-cognitive-warfare-to-influence-forthcoming-presidential-elections-in-taiwan/. Namrata Hasija weighed in with her on ground knowledge of Taiwan. The fact that China is meddling fully in Taiwan elections is now certain and the stakes are high for Xi Jinping and company. They are leaving no stone…
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Chinese Cognitive Warfare to Influence Forthcoming Presidential Elections in Taiwan
News of an ‘escape rehearsal’ by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and evacuation drills for U.S. citizens in the event of a Chinese invasion has also been making rounds. By Lt Gen P R Shankar Published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-chinese-cognitive-warfare-to-influence-forthcoming-presidential-elections-in-taiwan-3346067/ Presidential elections in Taiwan are scheduled on 13 Jan 2024. China has mounted a…
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Will China Attack Taiwan?
This is a popular question on everyone’s mind these days. I doubt if it will but why will people believe me ? Hence I analysed two viewpoint on this issue in this episode – one from Not and one from SCMP. Both indicate that Xi will hesitate to step across the Taiwan Straits. watch the…
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Trouble in the South China Sea
There is trouble brewing in the South China Sea between China and Philippines. There have been two face offs already. The second one has seen the Fillipinos take a resolute stand. Things might hot up. Need to keep a watch.
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The Case for Admitting Taiwan Into the UN by Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired)
Published in The Financial Express @ https://www.financialexpress.com/business/defence-the-case-for-admitting-taiwan-into-the-un-3248439/ China recently released a new ‘Standard Map’ in which it shows Taiwan as part of the PRC. Besides the PRC’s illegal claim on Taiwan, the new map has violated the sovereignty of India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines, Japan and Russia. In addition, China is expanding its ‘One…
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Junk ‘One China’ Policy By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The “New Standard” political map released recently by China shows Aksai Chin, Arunachal Pradesh, Taiwan and the area enclosed by an extended Nine Dash line as its integral part. Published on 04 Sep 2023 in Eurasian Times Implications of the New Standard Map The difference between China’s old position and the new one is that areas…
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Forthcoming Elections in Taiwan and Implications For India
We often say that we need to increase our the scope of our relations with Taiwan. However we often forget that we need to know more of it to do so. Unless we know more about Taiwan , we will not be able to strengthen our relations or take issues further. This talk with Namrata…
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China’s Recent Social Problems and Implications : Stable But Not Secure
Dr Christina Chen of INDSR, Taiwan joined me from Taipei city and presented her thoughts on the growing social problems in China. She gave a clearheaded view of what is happening inside China. She outlined external and internal implications of the subsurface tensions simmering in China. Our interaction was great. It was really refreshing to…
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CASA Dialogues :Curbing Chinese Adventures in the Indo Pacific
Lt Gen Gen Gautam Moorthy (retd) and I had a great discussion on curbing Chinese (mis)adventures in the Indo Pacific. It was a good solid beginning for CASA dialogues Ref : https://gunnersshot.com/2023/02/28/new-indo-pacific-security-initiative-needed-to-curb-chinese-military-adventurism-by-lt-gen-p-r-shankar-r/
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China’s Expansionism: From One China to Greater China By Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
Published in The Financial Express @ China’s expansionism: From one China to greater china The One China principle is however, based on false premises and deceitful distortion of history done in typical communist fashion. The PRC uses similar distorted logic to progress its claims in other areas. Written by Guest November 11, 2022 5:41:36 pm The…
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