Taiwan detected a sharp rise in Chinese coast guard and research vessel activity around the island in June, prompting Taipei to plan drills simulating Chinese ...
China’s campaign to suffocate Taiwan is hitting children’s choirs and baristas
Beijing has gotten creative in its continuing efforts to undermine the island’s international standing.
US senator warns about economic blockade
US Senator Tammy Duckworth has said that China could be more likely to impose an economic blockade on Taiwan than launch a full-scale military invasion in 2028, adding that such a move could be ...
Foreign minister reveals Germany trip
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) in a Facebook post yesterday revealed that he had visited Germany last month and toured the Berlin Wall and the Berlin-Hohenschonhausen Memorial, among ...
The critical blind spot in Taiwan’s defence
But there is a crucial blind spot in Taiwan's defence. The US and Taiwan's militaries have not trained together for decades and have no combined command structure, making it a formidable task to fend ...
Democratic Taiwan must not become ‘China’s Taiwan’, president says
By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang TAIPEI, July 19 (Reuters) - Taiwan must work together to protect its democracy and not become part of China, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, calling on members of ...
Taipei reassesses ties with PNG after office closure
Taiwan is reassessing its economic ties with Papua New Guinea (PNG) after the Pacific nation on Wednesday unexpectedly ordered the immediate closure of Taipei’s representative office in Port Moresby, ...
Drills to simulate disruptions to mobile Internet
Fourteen administrative regions across northern and central Taiwan are to simulate disruptions to mobile Internet as part of next month’s nationwide air raid drills, with mobile users limited to voice ...
Scientists gather in Taipei for 7-Seas air quality workshop
More than 100 international atmospheric experts from the US, Europe, and Japan have gathered in Taipei for the 2026 7-Seas Workshop. Marking the 20th anniversary of Taiwan's world-class Lulin ...
The Taiwan Freedom Project Will Uphold a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by Winning in the Information Domain
Washington, DC, July 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taiwan Freedom Project Will Uphold a Free and Open Indo-Pacific by Winning in the Information Domain July 3 Sponsored ...
Military police drill simulates enemy infiltration in central Taipei
The 202nd Military Police Command yesterday conducted a troop and logistics mobility exercise aimed at strengthening defenses in Taipei and countering potential enemy agent threats, as the five-day ...
Private Lenders Near Recovery of $105 Million Sky Taipei Debt
A private loan linked to a skyscraper in the heart of Taipei is finally on track for recovery more than two years after default, highlighting the difficulties private credit lenders can face when ...
Taiwan must heed calls to share responsibility for ‘collective defence’, president says
By Ann Wang TAICHUNG, Taiwan, July 17 (Reuters) - Taiwan must heed international calls to share the responsibility for "collective defence", President Lai Ching-te said on Friday, appealing for ...
China suppressing Taiwan ‘everywhere’, vice president says of PNG pressure
Taiwan faces an extremely difficult diplomatic situation because China is suppressing the island "everywhere", Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim said on Friday after Papua New ...
Report: China Builds Mock US, Taiwan Targets for Drills
China has constructed an extensive network of life-size military and government replicas, including mock-ups of U.S. and Taiwanese warships, military bases, and government buildin ...
Taiwan protests Papua New Guinea’s decision to shut down representative office
Taiwan says it will not accept Papua New Guinea's sudden decision to order the closure of its representative office in the Pacific Island nation. Papua New Guinea's foreign minister announced the move ...