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
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Beijing Warns US Over Aircraft Detected Near Taiwan
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Responding to Sen. Cornyn, Chinese State Media Says China Would ‘Liberate’ Taiwan Immediately if It Discovered
Texas’ senior Sen. John Cornyn deleted his mistaken Twitter remark claiming that the United States had...
Taiwan Rebuffs Chinese Propaganda Claims That Afghanistan’s Fate Is an ‘Omen’ for the Island
Communist Party-run outlets in China are touting the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as a sign of things...