Quiet Taiwan-US cooperation not always bad: expertStaff writer, with CNAThe absence of any major escalation in Taiwan-US military cooperation this year should not necessarily be viewed as a negative, as it could indicate that the regional security environment has stabilized, a former Pentagon official said on Thursday. According to Hu, these changes reflect Washington’s adjustments to its military engagement with Taiwan in response to perceived threats from the Chinese Communist Party. Panelists and the audience are pictured at a seminar hosted by the Institute for National Policy Research in Taipei on Thursday. Photo: Lo Pei-de, Taipei Times“If people are hoping for a major breakthrough, we would need Xi Jinping to give it a push,” he said. Kuo predicted that Xi would conduct another wave of purges in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army before the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Source: Taipei Times January 16, 2026 17:12 UTC