We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Taiwan news every morning. Bullets whipped through the water and the booming sound of mortar shells echoed as soldiers fired out to sea ... ( read original story ...)
China accuses Taiwan for ‘taking advantage’ of Ukraine crisis by giving financial aid to its refugees
China has accused Taiwan of using Ukraine for its own political advantage as the self-governed island delivers a new round of aid for refugees this week. After an initial donation of $3.5 million, ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei increases subsidies for parents
Some parents in Taipei are to receive an additional subsidy of NT$5,000 at the birth of their second and third child, the Taipei City Government said on Wednesday, adding that it hoped the measure ... ( read original story ...)
Gen. Keane: Russia’s struggles in Ukraine won’t deter China’s Taiwan plans
Gen. Jack Keane (Ret.) on reports from a whistleblower that the Russian invasion in Ukraine stopped China's plans to invade Taiwan. Gen. Keane explains on ‘Fox & Friends’ why he believes this claim ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: Concern over readiness for conflict with China sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
On a regular day, they're lawyers, software engineers and blacksmiths. But this week, they donned military fatigues, fired assault rifles at numbered targets, and marched long distances in full ... ( read original story ...)
Ukraine’s Lessons for Taiwan
Ukraine is the site of a violent struggle between an embattled democracy and a repressive, irredentist, authoritarian regime bent on subduing it. ( read original story ...)
China Planned To Invade Taiwan In Fall But Ukraine Conflict Has Thwarted It — Alleged Russian Intel Leak
Taiwan News quoted an unamed Russian intelligence officer as saying in a leaked document that Chinese President Xi Jinping had been "considering taking over Taiwan in the fall." The document and the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan steps up reservist military training as fears grow over China. But experts say it may not be enough
On a regular day, they're lawyers, software engineers and blacksmiths. But this week, they donned military fatigues, fired assault rifles at numbered targets, and marched long distances in full ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparks concern in Taiwan over readiness for conflict with China
Analysts say the tougher training schedule, among other moves, show how seriously Taiwan is taking the threat of a possible Chinese invasion-- and those fears have only heightened recently, with some ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Y-8 spotter plane enters Taiwan’s air defense identification zone
A Chinese Y-8 ELINT spotter plane entered southwest of Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ) during Wednesday (March 16), according to the Ministry of National Defense. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan holders of Russian debt yet to get payments -sources
Taiwanese holders of dollar-denominated Russian sovereign bonds the country sold in 2013 have yet to receive interest payments that were due this week, three sources with knowledge of the situation ... ( read original story ...)
Report: China planned invasion of Taiwan for the fall
Michael Pillsbury tells Laura Ingraham that unless we get a peace deal involving Russia and Ukraine, this provides an opportunity for the hawks in Beijing to say, ‘This is our chance, let's go.' ... ( read original story ...)
Graham warns of Middle East nuke race, Taiwan doom if Putin wins
America's rivals will be more emboldened if Ukraine can't fend off Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempt to reconstitute the former Soviet state, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told “Jesse Watters ... ( read original story ...)
US voices concerns over Beijing’s actions in Taiwan during talks with Chinese official
The United States expressed concerns about China's "provocative" activities across the Taiwan Strait, during talks between US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Chinese counterpart Yang ... ( read original story ...)
China Planned Taiwan Invasion in Fall, Alleged Russian Intel Leak Claims
The claim contradicted Taiwan's own intelligence services, which said a move by Beijing wasn't likely in the near future. ( read original story ...)
Ukraine war upended China’s plan to invade Taiwan, alleged FSB whistleblower says
Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended Chinese President Xi Jinping's timetable to invade Taiwan, according to documents purportedly written by a Russian intelligence analyst in one of Moscow's security ... ( read original story ...)