TAIWAN
Just a week after the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the United States paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to secure sufficiency of its weapons stockpiles for the Iran war, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told the U.S. Senate on May 21. “Right now we’re doing a pause in
Analyst Says Taiwan Is ‘Stabbing Itself Every Day’ as Opposition Blocks Defense Budget
Taiwan’s opposition parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), have blocked a...
Iran War Drains US Military but Strengthens Taiwan’s Position
An article in Time magazine argues that the war in Iran has distracted the U.S. military and depleted...
US Senate Committee Approves Taiwan–US Space Assistance Act
The U.S. Senate committee has passed the “Taiwan–U.S. Space Assistance Act,” expanding cooperation between...
Taiwan Has Earned Over $70 Million in Royalties From the F-16V Fighter Jet
Taiwan's military placed a high-stakes bet on a fighter jet upgrade program that no other country wanted...
Taiwan-Japan Cooperation to Focus on AI, Security, and Economic Ties
On Monday, March 2 the New Taiwan National Policy Think Tank held a diplomatic research roundtable titled...
Taiwan’s 1947 228 Incident: Archival Records Examine CCP Underground Networks
A confrontation between tobacco enforcement officers and a street vendor in Taipei on Feb. 27, 1947,...
Taiwan Military Heightens Surveillance Amid Increased Chinese Air and Naval Operation
Recently, the air and sea situation around Taiwan has once again escalated, with frequent activities...
Japan Firms Sanctioned by Beijing Rapidly Shift to Taiwan and Southeast Asia as Export Curbs Strain Ties
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Feb. 24 that it had placed 20 Japanese companies on an export...
Taiwan Economy Minister: Overall Conditions Improve From Last Year as US Tariffs Primarily Impact Machinery
Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Kuo Jyh-huei, said Tuesday that recent adjustments to U.S. tariff...