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New missiles to be deployed in north

Taipei Times

The Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) Taiwan ordered from the US would be installed in strategically important positions in Taipei and New Taipei City to guard the region, the Ministry of National Defense said in statement yesterday.

The air defense system would be deployed in Taipei’s Songshan District (松山) and New Taipei City’s Tamsui District (淡水), the ministry said, adding that the systems could be delivered as soon as the end of this year.

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has previously said that three NASAMS would be sold to Taiwan.

The choices that minor nations must make

Chang Kuo-tsai 張國財

Opposition parties in the legislature often criticize the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), calling it a “US pawn.”

Great powers are flexing their muscles, with democracies and resurgent communist states heading toward a collision. Minor countries and powers including Taiwan would have to choose a path for survival. The question is, should Taiwan put its lot in with one camp or the other, or should it attempt to strike out on its own?

If great powers did not have dreams of domination or territorial ambitions over their neighbors, smaller countries could live without fear. Taiwan would not need to accept US domination, or China’s.

The blue-white attack on Taiwan

The Liberty Times Editorial

We have now moved into the new year, and Taiwan has mounting challenges both external and internal. Evidently, even with the fresh start of the opening days of 2025, little is going to change.

According to a new poll, President William Lai’s (賴清德) approval rating is more than 50 percent, and the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) approval rating is evenly matched with that of the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) opposition.

Despite this, the KMT and the TPP are saying that together they represent the majority of the public, and in the Legislative Yuan continue to force through votes, pass legislation aimed at accumulating more power for the legislature, and propose controversial legislation, prioritizing this over legislation designed to help ordinary Taiwanese or the government’s annual budget.

Mike Pompeo visit a wake-up call

Tommy Lin 林逸民

Although former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo — known for being the most pro-Taiwan official to hold the post — is not in the second administration of US president-elect Donald Trump, he has maintained close ties with the former president and involved himself in think tank activities, giving him firsthand knowledge of the US’ national strategy.

On Monday, Pompeo visited Taiwan for the fourth time, attending a Formosa Republican Association’s forum titled “Towards Permanent World Peace: The Shared Mission of the US and Taiwan.”

At the event, he reaffirmed his belief in Taiwan’s democracy, liberty, human rights and independence, highlighting a direct path for the nation’s future.

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