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 Releases White Paper on ‘Taiwan Question’
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China Suspends Talks With US Over Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit, Ups Military and Diplomatic Warnings
China’s foreign ministry announced on Friday, Aug. 5 that it would be halting major talks with Washington...
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As an ancient Chinese proverb goes, "the grass and trees all look like enemy troops" (草木皆兵). That's apparently...
Pelosi Arrives in Taiwan, Publishes Op-Ed Advocating Support for Island
Footage published on Tuesday, Aug. 2 shows U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi being escorted by security...
Pelosi Begins Asia Trip Amid Reports She Could Visit Taiwan
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelsoi and several other Congress members arrived in the city-state of...
US and China Defense Chiefs Butt Heads Over Taiwan Issue During First In-Person Meeting
In their first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic, U.S. and Chinese military chiefs sparred over...
Taiwan Air Force Jet Makes ‘Hard Landing’ in Hawaii After Aircraft Malfunction
A F-16 fighter jet of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force was forced to make a “hard landing” at...
Taiwan Moves to Fill Chinese-language Instruction Gap Left by Beijing’s ‘Confucius Institutes’ in Europe
As authorities and society grow wary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence in Europe, Taiwanese...