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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 Politics Roiled by ‘Zheng–Xi Meeting’ and Power-Grab Rumors
According to media reports, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Taiwan’s Kuomintang (KMT) have allegedly...
Chinese and Russian Jets Enter South Korea’s Air Defense Zone in Coordinated Drill
By Yang Tianzi On the morning of Dec. 9 local time, Chinese and Russian military aircraft jointly...
María Corina Machado Escapes Venezuela, Reaches Oslo
By Gao Yun Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado successfully escaped from Venezuela and...
House Passes Hard-Line NDAA Targeting CCP Corruption and Taiwan Isolation
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, after an intensely partisan and fiery debate, the U.S. House of Representatives...
Poland Declares ‘Communist Party’ Unconstitutional
On Dec. 3, Polish local media outlet NFP reported that Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal (TK) recently...
Political Red Flags at China’s Politburo Meeting Point to Li Xi’s Waning Power
By Li Jingyao, Vision Times On Dec. 8, China’s year-end Politburo meeting convened to review the country...
Thailand-Cambodia Ceasefire Threatened After New Airstrikes Launched
On Dec. 8, Thailand launched airstrikes on its border with Cambodia, threatening the uneasy ceasefire...
Taiwan’s $40B Defense Budget Blocked Again by Opposition
By Li Zexu Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan’s Procedure Committee met again on Dec. 9, and once more, the...
Trump Backs $1,500 HSA Checks for Millions Under Republican Plan
The Daily Mail reports that President Trump is backing a Republican proposal to send $1,500 checks directly...