Taiwan will extend the period of mandatory military service for all eligible men from four months to a year amid rising threats from China, President Tsai Ing-wen said at a news conference in Taipei ...
Taiwan to extend military conscription to one year, citing threat from China
Beijing has been ramping up pressure on the island it claims as its own, prompting Taiwan officials to increase compulsory service from four months starting in 2024.
US Blasts China’s Military Drills Near Taiwan as ‘Provocative’
The Biden administration criticized Beijing’s military drills near Taiwan this week as “provocative,” insisting it will continue helping the government in Taipei defend itself.Most Read from ...
Taiwan to extend compulsory military service, official says, as China shows air power
A plan to extend compulsory military service in Taiwan to one year from the current four months will be announced on Tuesday, a senior government official said, as the island deals with rising Chinese ...
Taiwan to extend compulsory military service on China threat -government source
Taiwan will announce on Tuesday a plan to extend compulsory military service to one year from the current four months, according to a senior government official, as the island deals with rising ...
Taiwan to extend compulsory military service -official media
Taiwan will announce on Tuesday a plan to extend compulsory military service to one year from the current four months, according to a senior government official, as the island deals with rising ...
China sends 71 warplanes and 7 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours
The aggression toward the self-ruling democracy, which Beijing claims as its territory, came after the Chinese government objected to a U.S. defense spending bill.
Your Tuesday Briefing: China Menaces Taiwan
China sent a record number of military aircraft to menace Taiwan on Sunday and into Monday morning, a signal that Beijing wants to maintain pressure on Taiwan even as some tensions between China and the U.
Chiang tells staff to ‘just do it’ on first day as mayor
He said he would through this week continue the 7:30am daily meetings established by former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲). After the meeting, Chiang encouraged Taipei City Hall staff to work together, ...
Taiwan Vows to ‘Deter Threats’ After China Launches Dozens of Fighter Jets
The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense on Monday reported 71 Chinese aircraft near Taiwan, prompting a response from President Tsai Ing-Wen.
U.S. Says It Is Concerned by China’s ‘Provocative Military Activity’ Near Taiwan
The United States is concerned by China's military activity near Taiwan, which it called "provocative" and "destabilizing," the White House said on Monday. "We will continue to assist Taiwan in maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability in line with our long-standing commitments and consistent with our one China policy,
Classical trash: how Taiwan’s musical bin lorries transformed ‘garbage island’
Army of yellow garbage trucks blasting out classical jingles brings out a Pavlovian response to take out bins
China sends 71 warplanes toward Taiwan after US passes defense bill
China flew 71 warplanes into Taiwan’s air defense zone, including 47 planes that crossed the defacto maritime border between the mainland and the island.
China Sends Wave of Warplanes Near Taiwan in Response to U.S. ‘Provocations’
China’s People’s Liberation Army dispatched a swarm of jet fighters and other military aircraft on sorties near Taiwan in a move that Beijing said was a response to provocation by Washington and ...
China sends 71 warplanes to Taiwan’s air defense zone
Beijing dispatched the aircraft into Taiwan's air defense identification zone in what it called a response to "provocations" and "collusion" between the US and Taiwan.
China Conducts Strike Drills With 71 Warplanes Around Taiwan, 43 Planes Cross Taiwan Strait: Taipei
China said it conducted “strike drills” in the sea and the airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to what it said was provocation from Taipei and the United States.