Taiwan President Lai Ching-te feted the island's baseball team on Tuesday after their victory at an international championship in Japan, a rare sporting achievement which has brought a surge of pride in being Taiwanese.
In Taiwan, Trump Actually Has Allies With Democrats
Though support for Taiwan’s independence is divided, Trump is expected to concentrate on armaments sales and bolstering of Taiwan’s defenses. Avoiding confrontation with China will probably mean creating credible deterrents like submarines and drones ...
Taiwan quietly alters threshold to trigger air raid alarm in case of China’s incursion
Taiwan lowered the threshold to trigger air raid alarms in case of a Chinese incursion, raising concerns that the revised system might leave citizens with less time to seek shelter during conflict.
US navy patrol aircraft flies through sensitive Taiwan Strait
A U.S. Navy patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday "in international airspace", the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement, adding that it demonstrated the United States' commitment to a ...
Transcript: The geopolitics of chips — Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’
This is an audio transcript of the Tech Tonic podcast episode: ‘The geopolitics of chips — Taiwan’s “silicon shield’’ [CLIP PLAYING] James Kynge In Taiwan next summer, ...
Taiwan Reports Chinese Balloon, First Time in Six Months
The ministry, in its regular morning update on Chinese military activities over the previous 24 hours, said the single balloon was detected at 6:21 p.m. (1021 GMT) on Sunday 60 nautical miles (111 km) ...
Taiwan gets slammed with 15,000 cyber attacks per second — Minister notes figure is 4X more than average
A government minister asserted that Taiwan experiences four times more cyber attacks than the average country - around 15,000 a second.
Taiwan Fighter Jets Escort Winning Baseball Team Home
Taiwan will deploy four F-16 fighter jets to escort its men's baseball team back to Taipei on Monday, a day after they won an international tournament in Japan.
US drawing up contingency plans for Taiwan emergency: Kyodo
TOKYO: The United States is drawing up contingency plans for military deployments in Japan and the Philippines in case of an emergency over Taiwan, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. They will be ...
Trump is urged to include South Korea in strategic meetings about Taiwan
Recommendation by Seoul-based institute may mark a shift, but analysts say such talks may be needed with a US led by isolationist Trump.
US to deploy troops with HIMARS and hypersonic missiles in Japan and Philippines due to situation with Taiwan
The U.S. will create temporary military bases in Japan and the Philippines in case of an unforeseen situation with Taiwan, which is under threat of invasion by
Taiwan is awaiting a second Trump term with trepidation
The U.S. appears looks like Taiwan's most important security guarantor against neighboring China — though President-elect Trump has signaled he will be tough on both China and on Taiwan.
Alarm in Taiwan over quiet change to air raid alert threshold
Pressure tactics from the PLA prompted the island to alter when it will sound the sirens, military source says.
Taiwan studies encyclopedia to be published in print
A print version of the world’s first English-language encyclopedia dedicated to Taiwan studies is set to be released in 2026, its Dutch publisher said in a recent interview. Brill is an international ...
Taiwan Water completes pipeline improvement in Taichung
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Water completed four major valve and pipeline projects in Taichung City, with the water supply returning after a 36-hour outage to 11 municipal districts by 10 p.m.
Japanese islands lack defense depths for HIMARS to be effective in ‘Taiwan contingency:’ Chinese military expert
The Chinese foreign ministry on Monday expressed opposition to relevant countries using the Taiwan question as an excuse to strengthen military deployment and heighten tensions, as the US is reportedly going to deploy missile units on islands of Japan and ...