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
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
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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...
Taiwan Premier Halts Information Access Amid Dual Nationality Dispute
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times Taiwan’s Executive Yuan, known as the the top administrative branch of...
Iowa Lawmakers Express Strong Support for Taiwan’s International Participation
The Iowa State Legislature recently passed a joint pro-Taiwan resolution in both its Senate and House...
US Supreme Court Ruling Undercuts the Trade Deal Taiwan Spent Nine Months Negotiating
Taiwan spent nine months negotiating a trade agreement with the United States that secured lower tariff...