Yen-han Chen 陳彥翰 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇺🇦
@chen-yenhan.bsky.social
Taiwan's defense, Taiwan/ROC military history, U.S.-Taiwan relations. Mac Jones acolyte. Washington, DC, by way of Shanghai, Hsinchu, Colorado Springs.
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Taiwan Relations Act in a New Era of Security Cooperation - Foreign Policy Research Institute
For a document intended to carefully outline relations with a key US partner while navigating a region’s complex history and geopolitical realities, eight
www.fpri.org
The Foreign Policy Research Institute just published my commentary on how the U.S. can use the Taiwan Relations Act to provide Taiwan with the military capabilities it needs as the military balance shifts across the Strait!
Taiwan marines and a member of the Coast Guard man a mortar position on Wuqiu.
The island is over 100km from the nearest Taiwan-governed territory and just 17km from the nearest Chinese-governed territory. It is also the only part of the current ROC territory to have never been governed by Japan.
The island is over 100km from the nearest Taiwan-governed territory and just 17km from the nearest Chinese-governed territory. It is also the only part of the current ROC territory to have never been governed by Japan.
November 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Taiwan marines and a member of the Coast Guard man a mortar position on Wuqiu.
The island is over 100km from the nearest Taiwan-governed territory and just 17km from the nearest Chinese-governed territory. It is also the only part of the current ROC territory to have never been governed by Japan.
The island is over 100km from the nearest Taiwan-governed territory and just 17km from the nearest Chinese-governed territory. It is also the only part of the current ROC territory to have never been governed by Japan.
The baseball season persists.
The suffering persists.
The suffering persists.
November 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The baseball season persists.
The suffering persists.
The suffering persists.
NEW: The U.S. announced a US$330-million sale of aircraft parts to Taiwan for F-16 fighters, C-130 transport aircraft, and F-CK-1 fighters on 11/13.
This arms sale is the first of the second Trump administration. The DSCA notified Congress of the sale after the State Department approved it.
This arms sale is the first of the second Trump administration. The DSCA notified Congress of the sale after the State Department approved it.
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 AM
NEW: The U.S. announced a US$330-million sale of aircraft parts to Taiwan for F-16 fighters, C-130 transport aircraft, and F-CK-1 fighters on 11/13.
This arms sale is the first of the second Trump administration. The DSCA notified Congress of the sale after the State Department approved it.
This arms sale is the first of the second Trump administration. The DSCA notified Congress of the sale after the State Department approved it.
"Some Taiwanese people prefer unification, while others prefer independence. What is your preference?"
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Some Taiwanese people prefer unification, while others prefer independence. What is your preference?"
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
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BACK-TO-BACK CY YOUNG AWARDS FOR TARIK SKUBAL
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
BACK-TO-BACK CY YOUNG AWARDS FOR TARIK SKUBAL
This guy’s touching the hot stove like the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle of December.
November 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This guy’s touching the hot stove like the Los Angeles Dodgers in the middle of December.
The Taiwan Navy Anti-Submarine Aviation Command saw three safety incidents, two whistleblowers say.
In August, a pilot was intoxicated on standby.
In September, another pilot flew without medical clearance, and a third pilot left the cockpit while flying.
In August, a pilot was intoxicated on standby.
In September, another pilot flew without medical clearance, and a third pilot left the cockpit while flying.
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The Taiwan Navy Anti-Submarine Aviation Command saw three safety incidents, two whistleblowers say.
In August, a pilot was intoxicated on standby.
In September, another pilot flew without medical clearance, and a third pilot left the cockpit while flying.
In August, a pilot was intoxicated on standby.
In September, another pilot flew without medical clearance, and a third pilot left the cockpit while flying.
I'm glad that War Thunder has more vehicles from Taiwan, but why is the CM-34 *this* green?
It's more muted in real life.
It's more muted in real life.
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I'm glad that War Thunder has more vehicles from Taiwan, but why is the CM-34 *this* green?
It's more muted in real life.
It's more muted in real life.
Beginning in 2026, the Taiwan Navy will spend US$314 million across four years on building ammunition storage and maintenance facilities for anti-ship missiles.
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Command will begin operations on January 1, 2026, which includes missile boats and land-based AShMs.
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Command will begin operations on January 1, 2026, which includes missile boats and land-based AShMs.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Beginning in 2026, the Taiwan Navy will spend US$314 million across four years on building ammunition storage and maintenance facilities for anti-ship missiles.
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Command will begin operations on January 1, 2026, which includes missile boats and land-based AShMs.
The Navy’s Littoral Combat Command will begin operations on January 1, 2026, which includes missile boats and land-based AShMs.
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Happy 250th Birthday, Marines!
It’s been an honor to share a few of those years with all of you.
Here’s health to you and to our Corps for many more!
It’s been an honor to share a few of those years with all of you.
Here’s health to you and to our Corps for many more!
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Happy 250th Birthday, Marines!
It’s been an honor to share a few of those years with all of you.
Here’s health to you and to our Corps for many more!
It’s been an honor to share a few of those years with all of you.
Here’s health to you and to our Corps for many more!
The Taiwan Marine Corps recently conducted amphibious assault exercises involving the Amphibious Armor Battalion, the 66th Marine Brigade, Chung Ho-class tank landing ships, and landing crafts in Zuoying, southwestern Taiwan.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Taiwan Marine Corps recently conducted amphibious assault exercises involving the Amphibious Armor Battalion, the 66th Marine Brigade, Chung Ho-class tank landing ships, and landing crafts in Zuoying, southwestern Taiwan.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense is clarifying that the Republic of China is not the same country as the People's Republic of China after Sudanese internet users flooded a comments section on its Facebook page, accusing Taiwan of supporting the RSF, which uses Chinese equipment.
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense is clarifying that the Republic of China is not the same country as the People's Republic of China after Sudanese internet users flooded a comments section on its Facebook page, accusing Taiwan of supporting the RSF, which uses Chinese equipment.
The Taiwan Coast Guard is monitoring 🇲🇳Mongolian-flagged cargo ship ROMANTIC, which is near undersea cables off the coast of Taiwan.
The ship is leaving Taiwan’s contiguous zone as of 2000 on 11/8, but had been off western Taiwan for almost a month.
The ship is leaving Taiwan’s contiguous zone as of 2000 on 11/8, but had been off western Taiwan for almost a month.
November 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Taiwan Coast Guard is monitoring 🇲🇳Mongolian-flagged cargo ship ROMANTIC, which is near undersea cables off the coast of Taiwan.
The ship is leaving Taiwan’s contiguous zone as of 2000 on 11/8, but had been off western Taiwan for almost a month.
The ship is leaving Taiwan’s contiguous zone as of 2000 on 11/8, but had been off western Taiwan for almost a month.
MQ-9B deliveries to Taiwan will be on schedule, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo says.
The drones will provide additional sea domain awareness capabilities.
The drones will provide additional sea domain awareness capabilities.
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
MQ-9B deliveries to Taiwan will be on schedule, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo says.
The drones will provide additional sea domain awareness capabilities.
The drones will provide additional sea domain awareness capabilities.
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Thinking back to the talking points we used at the State Department to denounce various nasty governments for using food as a weapon.
BREAKING: Trump asks SCOTUS to block ruling forcing the administration to fund SNAP benefits
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November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Thinking back to the talking points we used at the State Department to denounce various nasty governments for using food as a weapon.
Taiwan Air Force T-5 jet trainer “1139” overran the runway at Chihhang Air Base in eastern Taiwan after a brake failure on 11/7.
The aircraft suffered minor damage.
The aircraft suffered minor damage.
November 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Taiwan Air Force T-5 jet trainer “1139” overran the runway at Chihhang Air Base in eastern Taiwan after a brake failure on 11/7.
The aircraft suffered minor damage.
The aircraft suffered minor damage.
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Notes from Central Taiwan: Willing to fight for the homeland – Michael Turton for Taipei Times
Notes from Central Taiwan: Willing to fight for the homeland - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Notes from Central Taiwan: Willing to fight for the homeland – Michael Turton for Taipei Times
10 F-16C/D Block 70 fighters will complete assembly at the earliest by the end of the year and will start arriving in Taiwan by 2026, Taiwan's defense minister Wellington Koo tells the Legislative Yuan.
50 of the 66 ordered airframes are currently on the assembly line.
50 of the 66 ordered airframes are currently on the assembly line.
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
10 F-16C/D Block 70 fighters will complete assembly at the earliest by the end of the year and will start arriving in Taiwan by 2026, Taiwan's defense minister Wellington Koo tells the Legislative Yuan.
50 of the 66 ordered airframes are currently on the assembly line.
50 of the 66 ordered airframes are currently on the assembly line.
Andrew Cuomo's dad, Mario Cuomo, walked nearly as often as he struck out in the one season he played minor league baseball (54 BBs, 55 Ks), and posted a 105 OPS+.
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Andrew Cuomo's dad, Mario Cuomo, walked nearly as often as he struck out in the one season he played minor league baseball (54 BBs, 55 Ks), and posted a 105 OPS+.
Taiwan's military will spend US$313 million on 635 portable anti-drone devices.
The Army will receive 242, the Navy 213, the Air Force 72, and the Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command 108.
The Army will receive 242, the Navy 213, the Air Force 72, and the Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command 108.
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Taiwan's military will spend US$313 million on 635 portable anti-drone devices.
The Army will receive 242, the Navy 213, the Air Force 72, and the Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command 108.
The Army will receive 242, the Navy 213, the Air Force 72, and the Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command 108.
Win44.8%OfTheVote Earle-Sears
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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The veil of military threat is so thin that they straight up listed two strategic locations no tourists would go to in their tourism ad-cum-annexation threat.
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The veil of military threat is so thin that they straight up listed two strategic locations no tourists would go to in their tourism ad-cum-annexation threat.
In 2025, strategic ambiguity is just incoherently saying things
November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In 2025, strategic ambiguity is just incoherently saying things
"[Place] has [resource]" is a very medieval, reductionist, and anti-intellectual way of viewing foreign policy and war.
Resources are also not always zero-sum, and war is probably the least cost-effective way to access the resources, especially in the post-1945 world.
Resources are also not always zero-sum, and war is probably the least cost-effective way to access the resources, especially in the post-1945 world.
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
"[Place] has [resource]" is a very medieval, reductionist, and anti-intellectual way of viewing foreign policy and war.
Resources are also not always zero-sum, and war is probably the least cost-effective way to access the resources, especially in the post-1945 world.
Resources are also not always zero-sum, and war is probably the least cost-effective way to access the resources, especially in the post-1945 world.
"The US invaded Iraq for oil" is covering for the much worse reason of "Bush Jr. was not very good at foreign policy, and he and the IC did actually believe that invading Iraq to remove WMDs was a good thing to do."
What does Venezuela possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
What does Nigeria possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer.
Remember Iraq?
Don’t fall for the okie dokie.
What does Nigeria possess that the U.S would be interested in controling?
Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves.
Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer.
Remember Iraq?
Don’t fall for the okie dokie.
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"The US invaded Iraq for oil" is covering for the much worse reason of "Bush Jr. was not very good at foreign policy, and he and the IC did actually believe that invading Iraq to remove WMDs was a good thing to do."