Tag: military modernization
Over 8,000 Rally in Taipei to Demand Taiwan Strengthen Its Defense Budget
Taiwan's civic groups delivered a pointed message to their legislators on Saturday: peace is not achieved...
Bloomberg Identifies 81 Chinese Firms in Beijing’s Record Missile Buildup
A Bloomberg analysis published Tuesday, May 12, 2026, identified 81 publicly listed Chinese companies...
Taiwan Warns of Military ‘Capability Gap’ After Legislature Caps Arms Procurement
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of a special defense bill on May 8, approving a ceiling...
Former DOD Official: US Knows Who Is Blocking Taiwan’s Defense Budget
Taiwan’s special defense budget has been stalled for a long time, drawing widespread attention. According...
Taiwan Receives Final Batch of 28 M1A2T Tanks Purchased From US
The final batch of 28 M1A2T tanks purchased by Taiwan from the United States arrived in Taiwan on April...
CSIS Delegation Visits Taiwan to Discuss Defense, Economy, and Regional Security
According to the Taipei Times, a delegation led by John Hamre, president of the Washington-based Center...
Canada Finally Hits NATO 2% Defense Spending Target After 12 Years
After 12 years of gradual progress, Canada has finally officially reached NATO’s “defense spending at...
Marco Rubio Frames US-Europe Ties as Shared Destiny at 2026 Munich Security Conference
Amid a year marked by tension and uncertainty between Washington and European capitals, U.S. Secretary...
Philippines Strengthens Defense in Strategic Dialogue with US
The U.S.-Philippines Strategic Dialogue was held on Tuesday, Feb. 17. The U.S. State Department issued...
Taiwan and East China Sea Escalations Raise Regional Security Risks
In recent years, as security tensions in the Indo-Pacific region continue to rise, the U.S.-Japan alliance...
Zhang Youxia Accused of Leaking China’s Nuclear Secrets to the United States
According to a Jan. 25 exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal, citing multiple informed sources,...
‘Trump Class’ Battleships Announced as Trump Pushes Major Naval Expansion
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday, Dec. 22, the launch of a new battleship program named...