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Longtime Taiwan-based political commentator J. Michael Cole pointed out this week in the Global Taiwan Brief that a real and serious threat to Taiwan is the potential that its current “gray zone” ... ( read original story ...)

In the excitement over last week’s Biden-Suga Summit in Washington, it was easy to forget — if you ever knew — that April 28th is the fiftieth anniversary of a momentous but long-forgotten episode in ... ( read original story ...)

Australia’s defence minister said Sunday that a conflict with China over Taiwan should not be discounted because Beijing has made its goal of taking control of the island "very clear".  Peter Dutton’s ... ( read original story ...)

Recent belligerent actions raise fears that China may try to seize Taiwan by force. What would happen? Here's everything you need to know: What has China been doing? The Chinese military routinely ... ( read original story ...)

Conflict with China over Taiwan "should not be discounted," but Australia will work with its allies in the region to try and maintain peace, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Sunday. "I ... ( read original story ...)

The Australian defence minister, Peter Dutton, has said a conflict involving China over Taiwan cannot be discounted but he insists the government’s focus remains on having “good relations” with ... ( read original story ...)

The regular incursions help train pilots and keep up the pressure on the island, but observers say it also helps gather intelligence on the US and other countries. ( read original story ...)

U.S.-China tensions have risen to an unprecedented scale, which now appears to be drifting away from the forty-two-year-old policy of peaceful co-existence. ( read original story ...)

Washington watches nervously for signs of invasion that could draw the West into conflict with China On Friday, Taiwan's top military brass gathered in secure rooms within the fortified walls of the ... ( read original story ...)

TAIPEI - A joint statement by U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga from their recent meeting at the White House has left officials and analysts in Taiwan wondering how ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan on Friday confirmed one domestic COVID-19 case, two and a half months after it recorded its last locally-transmitted infection of the new coronavirus, according to the Central Epidemic Command ... ( read original story ...)

The Han Kuang exercises are Taiwan's largest annual war games and involve all branches of its armed forces. They are held annually in two stages: the tabletop drills and live-fire drills. This year's ... ( read original story ...)

It was all a plot to take advantage of the self-governing island’s time-off policy for couples who get married — eight days of leave — the man’s employer, a bank in Taipei, said in public records. The ... ( read original story ...)

SINGAPORE/TAIPEI - With increased regularity since late last year, Chinese fighter jets and bombers have roared into Taiwan's air defence identification zone, with the largest-ever group of 25 ... ( read original story ...)

As reported in the Japan Times on March 21, Japanese Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin agreed to “closely cooperate in the event of a military clash between ... ( read original story ...)

The service will be operated by two container vessels with a capacity of 1,050 TEU. Port rotation of the service is as following – TAIPEI- KAOHSIUNG- LAEM CHABANG- CAT LAI- KAOHSIUNG- TAIPEI The first ... ( read original story ...)