Japan's Defense Ministry on Friday sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for the next year to fortify its deterrence on southwestern islands against #China's increasing threat. voanews.com/a/japan-s-defe…

LARGEST POLITICAL TAIWANESE DELEGATION IN PRAGUE EVER In recent days, Taiwan sent the largest political delegation to Prague yet. It included: - Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan (Cabinet Office) - Secretary-General of Taiwan's National Security Council - Science

「史上最大台灣政治代表團訪問布拉格 近日，台灣派出了有史以來規模最大的政治代表團前往布拉格。代表團成員包括： •行政院秘書長 •國家安全會議秘書長 •科技部部長 •國家發展委員會主委（基本上相當於投資部長） •一位副部長 •16家台灣主要企業的領導人

It's always great to speak with JW on the current state of & prospects for #Taiwan-#Europe ties. With GLOBSEC hosting its forum in Prague, a CEE hub for policy debates, it's 🔑 to mainstream a Taiwanese perspective on issues of shared concern, incl civ-mil rltns and #resilience.

Stains on the Beautiful Island: Corruption Scandals Send Shockwaves Across Taiwan medium.com/@evc_5345/stai… ——————————— Skvrny na Krásném ostrově: Korupční skandály otřásly Tchaj-wanem medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evropsk… #corruption #taiwan #bribes #politics

Will Elephant Make Bear Growl? Indian PM Visits Poland and Ukraine medium.com/@evc_5345/will… ——————————— Popudí slon medvěda? Indický premiér na návštěvě Polska a Ukrajiny medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evropsk… #Modi #India #Poland #Ukraine

Unplugging the Power: Fate of Chinese Battery Makers in the US medium.com/@evc_5345/unpl… ——————————— Soumrak čínských baterií ve Spojených státech? medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evropsk… #EVs #TradeWar #batteries #Gotion #ban #CATL

Desire, Deception, and Deepfakes: South Korea’s Sex Crime Scandal medium.com/@evc_5345/desi… ——————————— Touha, podvod a deepfake: Skandál se sexuálními zločiny v Jižní Koreji medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evropsk… #DigitalSexCrimes #Deepfake #SouthKoreanSociety #SocialMedia #LegalReform

Good report. Consistent with the many industrial espionage case I read and documented in clash of empire. They targert mid rank folks senior enough to have access but feel underplaced. Many are not ethnic Asians. Cf recent UK cases. thediplomat.com/2024/09/why-is…

❓ Studujete střední nebo vysokou školu? 🏅 S Forum 2000 vyhlašujeme esejistickou soutěž na téma: „České hodnoty.“   Soutěž je určena pro studenty středních a vysokých škol, kteří mohou své práce zasílat do 27. září 2024 na [email protected]. Více info 👇🏻 mzv.gov.cz/jnp/cz/udalost…

China jails Taiwanese person on separatism charge for first time. This will have a chilling effect on cross-Strait exchanges. straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia…

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"You must become Poland of the Pacific," fm US ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft tells #Taiwan at the 財團法人國防安全研究院 INDSR Taipei Security Dialogue 2024. The fm Trump administration official calls 🇵🇱 the "defense collosus of Europe" and praises its significant increase in defense spending.

Together with CTBC (Czech Taiwanese Business Chamber), we established the #CzechHub in Taipei because we believe that strengthening cooperation between Czechia and Taiwan can bring tangible benefits to the people on both sides. Our team enjoyed the frank and results-oriented discussion with 中國國民黨 KMT

📣 New Marcin Król Fellow on board! 👉 Please welcome Marcin Jerzewski! Marcin Jerzewski 葉皓勤 is the Head of the Taiwan Office of the European Values Center for Security Policy. He also serves as an analyst contributing to the Center’s research on Taiwan and the broader Indo-Pacific region. 🇹🇼 👉 Jerzewski

Crucial symposium from The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, where together with Anna Kwok 郭鳳儀 and Mark L. Clifford we discussed ongoing repressive campaign against media in #HongKong. Once a bastion of press freedom, that currently imprisons 10 journalist, including #JimmyLai. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4g_hmN…

Last week, European Values Center for Security Policy Center for Security Policy hosted former Chief of Taiwanese General Staff Admiral Lee Hsi-min in Prague. His interviews: In Czech language with Jana Václavíková for Aktuálně.cz: zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/tcha… In English for IPPS, think-tank of Czech

HOW SHOULD JAPAN & CZECHIA COOPERATE TO DETER A GLOBAL CONFLICT? Yesterday, European Values Center for Security Policy Center for Security Policy hosted a delegation of Kajima Institute of International Peace & ISDP in Prague. It included national security advisor to late Prime Minister Abe

Jakub Janda 楊雅嚳 Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D. European Values Center for Security Policy ISDP Well done European Values Center for Security Policy ! Keep up the great work 👏

🇬🇧🖌: No Mercy for Diehards: 🇨🇳’s Anti-Secession Law and the Case of Yang Chih-yuan🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.com/@evc_5345/no-m… ——————————— 🇨🇿🖌: Žádné slitování: 🇨🇳Čínský Zákon proti separatismu a případ Jang Č’-jüana🇹🇼 ➡️ medium.seznam.cz/clanek/evropsk… #china #taiwan #CrossStraitRelations #crime