The Taiwan Freedom Project has launched a 32-page sponsored special section in The Washington Times, positioning the publication as the first in a series aimed at influencing debate about Taiwan’s security and geopolitics.
In a statement accompanying the release, the project said the United States and its allies must “embrace the full spectrum of statecraft” to preserve Taiwan’s “freedom, peace, sovereignty and prosperity” over coming decades.
The special section, titled “Why Taiwan Matters, Now More Than Ever,” includes more than two dozen contributions and is structured in three parts. It opens with a section led by US House Select Committee on China chair Rep. John Moolenaar and ranking member Rep. Ro Khanna, referencing their “Ten More for Taiwan” report and its recommendations for strengthening US-Taiwan relations and deterrence.
It also features contributions attributed to senior Taiwanese officials, including President Lai Ching-te, Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim, and representatives from Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council and diplomatic corps. The release says these contributions address issues including China’s “gray zone” activity, maritime incursions, and what it describes as legal, psychological and transnational repression.
Additional articles listed in the release include contributions from a mix of academics, policy figures and community leaders in the United States and Taiwan, as well as commentary from US lawmakers. One section led by Rep. Christopher H. Smith references support for the Transnational Repression Policy Act, which the release says would define abusive practices, improve coordination, provide training, support impacted communities and “hold perpetrators accountable.”
A concluding section, “What is to be Done?”, lists contributions focused on policy and practical responses, including from the Global Taiwan Institute and Hudson Institute, as well as former military and national security figures.
Tom McDevitt, chairman of The Washington Times, said the project was created to “seize the intellectual and moral high ground in the battle of narratives against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).” Managing editor Ian Everhart said the publication is intended as an educational resource for “citizen leaders” and added that future editions would be translated into Mandarin.
The online edition of the special section is available at https://www.washingtontimes.com/specials/taiwan-matters-2026/.
You can read the full report here.
