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Taiwan reshapes war manual on Chinese threats, based on Israel's successes in Iran

MILITARY AFFAIRS: For Taiwan, the Israel-Iran conflict has become an unexpected case study in how to defend a democracy against a regional hegemon.

|ByALEX WINSTON
TAIWAN HAS taken several lessons from the Israel-Iran War, as tensions with China continue to rise. Here, Taiwanese reservists participate in pre-combat training on the first day of the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Miaoli on Wednesday.
AGAINST A volatile backdrop, the Asia-Pacific region remains a potential flashpoint, with China’s growing assertiveness against neighbor Taiwan stoking fears of open conflict. ()

Learning from Ukraine and Israel, Taiwan to issue new air-raid guidance

Taiwan has been preparing air-raid shelters across the island, including in subway stations and shopping malls, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine raised new fears about a Chinese invasion.

|ByREUTERS
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim received the visiting delegation led by Boaz Toporovsky, Chairman of the Israeli Parliamentary Taiwan Friendship Group, this morning (22nd April)

'True friends': Israeli delegation meets Taiwanese VP in Taipei

Taiwan held a ceremony for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025, organized by Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei, and German Institute Taipei.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Soldiers stand in front of a Taiwan flag and a portrait of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, after Taiwan's military demonstrated combat readiness ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays in an annual exercise in Hsinchu, Taiwan January 7, 2025.

Honoring the enduring friendship between Taiwan and Israel - opinion

Our story is not just a tale of survival but a blueprint for success and leadership for the trustworthy democratic alliance amid the increasingly complex and interconnected world. 

|ByYA-PING (ABBY) LEE

Grapevine October 15, 2024: Live liturgy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 16, 2024ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Silvia Golan receives a surprise diploma from El Salvador Ambassador Milton Eduardo Umana Acevedo, as his wife looks on.

Taiwan FM to 'Post': Intel, tech exchanges a 'must' between Taiwan and Israel - interview

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-Lung emphasized the critical importance of intelligence sharing and technology cooperation with Israel amid rising threats from China.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024ByALEX WINSTON
Taiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung makes a speech at a press conference for foreign media in Taipei, Taiwan, July 19, 2024.

Meet Taiwan’s ‘hassidishe progressive’ rabbi from Kentucky

'Connecting people to Yiddishkeit is the best part of my job, followed by spreading awareness about Israel'.

JULY 20, 2024ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
THE COUPLE in indigenous attire.

How Israel can defend itself from Iran by using Taiwan's anti-China playbook

Security Affairs: Israel can use Taiwan’s playbook for defending against Chinese disinformation campaigns to defend itself from similar campaigns by Iran and other countries.

JUNE 7, 2024ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
ACCORDING TO one Taiwanese NGO, TikTok users in Taiwan are more inclined than others to believe in Chinese videos.

Time to allow Taiwan into the WHO - opinion

Taiwan and Israel share the value of universal health coverage, and Taiwan is committed to sustainable healthcare; it's time they are included in the WHO.

MAY 15, 2024ByYA-PING (ABBY) LEE
THE TAIWAN delegation in the annual parade during Sukkot in Jerusalem 2023.

Things you don't know about Israel-Taiwan relations

This article highlights a range of unsuspecting people, places, and activities you probably didn’t know existed between Israel and Taiwan. 

JULY 15, 2023BySHANNA FULD
(From left) Bat Yam Design Terminal executive Anya Shani, Rep. Ya-ping (Abby) Lee, artist Yosifu Kacaw, and Bat Yam Mayor Tzvika Brot.

Artist Yosifu Kacaw commemorates 30 years of Israel-Taiwan friendship

Kacaw’s impressive cultural and artistic efforts seem linked to a shift the Chinese Republic is going through. Time will tell how Israelis respond to this unique exhibition.

JUNE 18, 2023ByHAGAY HACOHEN
YOSIFU KACAW’S ‘Flower Offering’ is on show at Bat Yam’s Design Terminal.

Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi visits Taiwan in milestone for local Jewish community

About 30 rabbis from the region, including from Sydney, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Cambodia, attended a regional summit.

MARCH 2, 2023ByJORDYN HAIME/JTA
Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau attends a ceremony of the Israeli police for the Jewish new year at the National Headquarters of the Israel Police in Jerusalem on September 5, 2021.

Israeli animated movie wins Taiwan Festival

JANUARY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
LETTER TO A PIG Trailer (2022) directed by Tal Kantor (France, Israel)

The Taiwan question in Israel-China tech cooperation - comment

Former Israeli ambassador to China Matan Vilnai issued a stark warning to remain neutral because “We are outside the picture. It is not connected to us.”

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022ByCHRISTINA LIN
TAIWANESE PRESIDENT Tsai Ing-wen speaks next to US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and American Institute in Taiwan Director Sandra Oudkirk, during a meeting at the presidential office in Taipei, last month.

The repercussions of Pelosi's Taiwan visit - opinion

The US and major industrialized economies cannot withstand bottlenecks in the semiconductor and microchip industries on which all technology hangs.

AUGUST 10, 2022BySALEM ALKETBI
A PHOTO released last week shows the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducting a long-range live-fire drill into the Taiwan Strait from an undisclosed location.