China s Bet U.S. Is Bluffing on Taiwan War Risks Dangerous Miscalculation
On 4/6/21 at 10:29 AM EDT
In March, Chinese President Xi Jinping threatened Taiwan with the punishment of history for its resistance against absorption by the Chinese Communist Party, which for decades has eyed the island eagerly across the Taiwan Strait.
It seems all that now stands between China and the regime s desire to drag Taiwan under its direct control is the strength of America s hand, which Beijing may soon force Washington to show. Taiwan and U.S. allies in Asia hope America isn t bluffing. Any actions and tricks to split China are doomed to failure and will meet with the people s condemnation and the punishment of history, Xi said, using common Chinese rhetoric framing the island s independence as unacceptable separatist behavior.
Military hackers not charged, were testing website s safety: MND
02/07/2021 03:49 PM
File photo courtesy of the National Security Council for illustrative purpose only
Taipei, Feb. 7 (CNA) Prosecutors recently decided not to press charges against two military officers, who hacked into the defense ministry s website in 2017, as they had been instructed to do so to test the military s counter cyber attack capabilities, the Ministry of National Defense (MND) said Sunday.
In a statement, the MND s Information, Communications and Electronic Force Command said it had asked the two officers to try to hack the website, as part of a regular drill to detect loopholes in the ministry s firewall.