Urge Taiwan to invest in a series of unmanned aircraft for several purposes, to include high-altitude surveillance and communication nodes, and medium range precision attack.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan: 16 steps

In the event of a pending conflict in the Taiwan Strait, destroying a series of U.S. satellites--the central node of U.S. networks--could effectively paralyze U.S. combat capabilities, denying them the initiative on the battlefield and leveling the operational playing field.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: China's assymetrical strategy

But more important, the U.S. should sell Taiwan modern 105mm guns to arm a new series of more mobile indigenous wheeled armored infantry fighting vehicles.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan: 16 steps

For instance, inspired by TV series about medical doctors, some children in Taiwan aspire to study medicine at an American university.

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Nokia has filed a series of lawsuits against two rival handset makers, Taiwan-based HTC and Blackberry-maker RIM, which has its HQ in Canada.

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Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission had begun an investigation after receiving a series of complaints, a spokesman told the AFP news agency.

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Suggest that Taiwan work with Washington to investigate the purchase of some a new Russian series of very small but capable submarines that should offer significant life-time savings over current conventional submarines.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan: 16 steps

China is locked in a series of overlapping territorial disputes with the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Taiwan and Brunei, who claim either all or part of the South China Sea as their sovereign territory.

WSJ: Philippine Warship, China Ships in Standoff