Shen is a co-founder of the Kuma Academy, the best-known organization in Taiwan focused on civil defense initiatives. Likewise, the Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee convened by the ...

Fifth, given the growing importance of cybersecurity in modern warfare, Taiwan and the US could share information and best practices, and collaborate on joint cybersecurity initiatives. A key to ...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine didn't just shake Europe ― it sent shockwaves across the Taiwan Strait. Strategists in Beijing ...

This is particularly true in areas such as civil defense ... states to dispatch advisers to Taiwan to help local authorities bolster civil defense and training initiatives, especially those ...

Yet in August last year, Taiwan announced plans to spend just US$19 billion on defense — a measly 2.5 percent of the island’s GDP. While it is true that Taiwan has made some progress, for instance in ...

The overall defense budget proposed by Tsai, which will need parliamentary approval, is 606.8 billion New Taiwan dollars ($19 billion), amounting to 2.5% of the island's gross domestic product.

In a speech to regional defense officials, U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth also sought to ease concerns among those skeptical ...

TAIPEI--Taiwan will next year begin deploying drone defense systems on its offshore islands, the defense ministry said, after footage emerged of Taiwanese soldiers throwing stones at a Chinese ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of National Defense announced Wednesday it is implementing management measures to stabilize manpower within the armed forces. Four initiatives are being implemented ...

Many in the English-speaking world perceive Taiwan’s defense spending as “measly.” But Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has taken a major step forward by committing to raise Taiwan’s ...

(Gordon Arthur/staff photo) CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Taiwan’s Cabinet, the Executive Yuan, this week ratified a record defense budget of NT$647 billion, or US$20.2 billion, meant to help ...