TAIWAN
Taiwan's Executive Yuan originally proposed a US$39.6 billion (NT$1.25 trillion) special defense budget, but in May the Legislative Yuan reduced it to US$24.7 billion (NT$780 billion). The approved package did not include funding for the commercial procurement or commissioned production of unmanned systems, CNA reported. To continue developing Taiwan's uncrewed
CCP Pressures Taiwan Over Direct Flights After KMT–CCP Meeting, MAC Says
According to Reuters, from April 7 to 12, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Cheng Li-wen led a delegation to...
Japan Joins US-Philippines Military Drills in South China Sea
Japan will take part in the latest round of U.S.-Philippines military drills in the South China Sea from...
Taiwan Court Seeks 12-Year Sentence For Li Nengqian Over National Security Violations
According to Focus Taiwan, the husband of Taiwanese actress Liu Xiangjun, former Sanlih E-Television...
Lai Ching-te Warns ‘Peace Through Unification’ Framework Will Bring Endless Trouble for Taiwan
Recently, Kuomintang Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen led a delegation to China on what she claimed was a “peace...
State Department Undercuts Beijing’s Taiwan Strategy With Single Statement
This “Xi–Zheng meeting” was originally designed to set the tone for framing cross-strait relations as...
Beijing Announces ‘Ten Measures to Benefit Taiwan’ Amid Political Debate
On April 12, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced “Ten Measures to Benefit Taiwan.” Kuomintang...
Xi Meeting With KMT Chair Cheng Li-wun Signals Narrative Shift Toward ‘Peaceful Reunification,’ Taipei-based
Taiwan’s opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party sent a delegation to China for a six-day visit from April...
Behind the Lukewarm Zheng–Xi Meeting: The Reality of China’s Economic Decline and the Exodus of Taiwanese
During the April 7-12 visit to China led by KMT’s Chairperson, Cheng Li-wen, almost no major figures...
Xi Jinping Meets Taiwan Opposition Leader as CCTV Cuts Live Broadcast and Reception Appears Strained
The April 10 meeting between Xi Jinping, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) general secretary and China...