China issued a strong protest and an ominous warning after news broke of April's purported secret naval drills. Beijing, considers official interactions with Taiwan a vi ...
Taiwan has issued a grim warning on China invasion — but world isn’t listening
As the world is caught up in news from the frontlines of Gaza and Ukraine, Taiwan fears it is edging closer to war.
Taiwan Names Japan’s Ex-Defense Chief as Cabinet Consultant
Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, according to officials in the archipelago’s government, a move coming as the two governments deal with China’s increasing ...
Taiwan Names Japan’s Former Defense Chief as Cabinet Consultant
Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, according to officials in the archipelago’s government, a move coming as the two governments deal with China’s increasing ...
Department to investigate ‘polluted’ power plant soil
The Keelung Environmental Protection Department yesterday agreed to inspect the Hsieh-ho Power Plant and ask Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) to suspend on-site activities to investigate allegations of soil ...
Stronger international ties sought at Taiwan’s smart city expo
The importance of international collaboration emerged as a central theme at the Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) 2025, with global policymakers and industry leaders emphasizing the need for ...
Aiming for energy security, Taiwan seeks to invest in Alaska LNG project
Taiwanese state energy firm CPC Corp signed on Thursday an agreement with Alaska Gasline Development Corp to buy liquefied natural gas and invest in the project, a move Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te ...
Taiwan’s president says the defense budget will exceed 3% of GDP in military overhaul
Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the rising threat from China.
Taiwan’s president takes on alleged Chinese infiltration
T aiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, broke with tradition on March 13th when he declared China to be a “foreign hostile force” that had violated Taiwan’s anti-infiltration law. China had been recruiting ...
China’s surging military activity around Taiwan appears to be ‘using the enemy to train the troops’
The Chinese military is more active near Taiwan than it has been in the past, with increased daily operations and more frequent patrols and exercises.
Taiwan Sounds Alarm on 2027 Invasion
Taiwan's largest annual war games, held to simulate responses to a possible Chinese invasion, will publicly assume a full-scale attack for the first time in 2027. That's the year United States ...
Work on north part of Taipei MRT loop begins
The Taipei MRT Bureau said the groundbreaking marked the start of a 1.45-kilometer part of the Circular Line through Shilin previously delayed by the pandemic and supply issues. The bureau said the ...
2025 Smart City Summit and Expo and Net Zero City Expo
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications is committed to promoting the "National Hope Project" governance goals, actively advocating digital technology and net-zero transformation for many ...
fws_work turns a small loft in Taipei into a poetic retreat using unexpected openings
An artist's loft in Taipei designed by fws_work uses voids and vignettes to sculpt a zen and lofty retreat, measuring only 700 square feet.
Taiwan’s war games to mock China attack
TAIPEI—Taiwanese troops will simulate possible scenarios for a Chinese invasion in 2027 during the island’s annual war games, the defenSe ministry said ...
Taiwan has been important to the U.S. Here’s why
U.S. support for Taiwan has ebbed and flowed throughout the decades. Here's what's at stake as Trump rewrites the rules of diplomacy.