The investigation into China’s top commanders, Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli, has left the Central Military Commission (CMC), the country’s highest military command body, with just two members at ...
Taiwan-US ‘firepower’ center to hone asymmetric warfare tactics
Taiwan, for its part, would contribute "elite troops," and Washington might assign personnel in Guam or elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific region to help.
Taiwan Just Cut a Trade Deal With the US. Is that Good or Bad News?
Taiwan has finally succeeded in reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration in the United States. After the latest round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and Taiwan, the Lai ...
Taiwan must look to democracies, not China, for trade cooperation, president says
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan must look to fellow democracies, not China, for trade and economic cooperation, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday, as his ...
Inside Taiwan’s ‘butterfly kingdom,’ a rare natural wonder takes place every year
Every winter, a marvelous spectacle occurs as hundreds of thousands of butterflies travel south across Taiwan in one of the world’s most rare migrations.
Image of cameraman filming Alex Honnold’s Taipei 101 climb is AI-generated
American daredevil Alex Honnold's free-climb of Taiwan’s tallest skyscraper in January 2026 was streamed live to a global audience, but an image circulating on social media purportedly showing a ...
Shoigu Says Russia Supports China’s Position on Taiwan
MOSCOW, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan, state news agency TASS ...
Taiwan’s omission from Trump’s new defence strategy raises alarm
Taiwan’s omission from Trump’s new defence strategy raises alarm as China conducts sorties near island - Document asks allies to take primary responsibility for their own defence with ‘more limited su ...
China’s Xi, now alone atop his military, is the sole voice in tackling Taiwan
Purges of top generals means China’s leader has a freer hand to deal with the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.
‘Apparently there’s a different route…’: Google CEO Sundar Pichai shares photo of Alex Honnold climbing Taipei 101
Climber Alex Honnold achieved a historic feat by free-soloing Taiwan's Taipei 101 skyscraper. He ascended the 508-meter building without ropes or safety gear. The climb took about an hour and a half.
Taiwan’s first submarine completes initial submerged sea trial
Taiwan's first homebuilt conventional submarine completed its first submerged sea trial Thursday, a step in an eight-boat program to deter China.
Trump’s Taiwan retreat
Over the past few weeks, the Trump administration has gone quiet on Taiwan’s relevance to the U.S. defense strategy in the Indo-Pacific.
Taiwan showcases its attack drones to deter China for first time
Taiwan displayed its domestically made suicide drones in military drills for the first time, as the self-ruled democracy ramps up efforts to deter China by bolstering its defenses.
Taiwan economy soars in Q4 on AI demand, 2025 expands at fastest rate in 15 years
By Faith Hung and Emily Chan TAIPEI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Taiwan's tech-focused economy grew much more than expected in the fourth quarter, the government statistics agency said on Friday, thanks to ...
Taiwan’s economy grows 8.6% in 2025, fastest rate in 15 years, turbocharged by the AI boom
Taiwan has reported its economy expanded at an 8.6% annual rate last year, its fastest growth in 15 years. The Taiwan statistics agency said the rapid expansion was largely driven by soaring ...
Xi’s Military Purge May Set Back His Taiwan Ambitions
By ousting his top generals, Xi Jinping has secured absolute control, but has also hollowed out the command structure preparing for possible war over Taiwan.