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
Beijing Pulled a Taiwan Propaganda Film Days After Softening Its Reunification Rhetoric
Beijing's Taiwan policy apparatus held its annual work conference on February 9 and 10, 2026, and the...
Beijing Eyes Taiwan Concessions After Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Feb. 20, 2026, that President Trump's sweeping global tariffs imposed...
Lithuanian President Rejects Renaming of Taiwan Representative Office
Lithuania’s diplomatic relationship with Taiwan has once again become an international focal point. In...
Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit, US Arms Sales to Taiwan Stall, Stirring Security Concerns
By Xiao Ran, Vision Times As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares for a high-profile visit to China...
Pelosi: Isolating Taiwan Would Trigger Global Disaster
On Thursday, Feb. 19 former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a speech via video at the Berlin...
Escalation or Restraint? Tensions Simmer in the Taiwan Strait as Beijing Tests Red Lines
By Yin Hua, Vision Times Amid continuing global geopolitical turbulence, the Taiwan Strait has once...
Trump Says He’s Discussing Taiwan Arms Sales with Xi, US to Announce Decision Soon
U.S. President Donald Trump recently publicly stated that he is “discussing” arms sales to Taiwan with...
Taiwan’s New US Tariff Deal Seen as a ‘Quasi–Free Trade Agreement,’ Analysts Say
By Lian Xianming, Vision Times After more than a year of negotiations, Taiwan and Washington formally...
Singapore Retains World’s Strongest Passport; Taiwan Jumps to 32nd
The latest 2026 Henley Passport Index ranking was released today. Among 199 passports worldwide, Asian...