Taiwan tensions Taiwan's new civil defense drill prepares for worst, from nature or China Diplomats from U.S., Japan, Europe observe first test of 'whole society' resilience ...

TAIPEI--China spent about $15 billion, or 7% of its defense budget, on exercises in the Western Pacific in 2023, according to a previously unpublished Taiwanese estimate, showing Beijing’s ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday reaffirmed that next year's defense budget is set to exceed 3 percent of gross ...

A Taiwan Defense Ministry spokesman, Chiao Fu-chun, shrugged-off the action saying the island’s defense industries have excluded any Chinese-made parts in their supply chains and sought to have ...

An evaluation of the Ministry of National Defense (MND)’s 2025 budget shows that Taiwan’s active-duty military personnel fell to 152,885 in 2024, the lowest level since 2018, with many combat ...

Taiwan is at a critical point in terms of its energy security: despite its global importance in semiconductor manufacturing, ...

TAIPEI -- The top executive of a U.S.-German defense tech company that has partnered with Taiwan said he sees a future in which Taipei's forces have millions of drones, urging the government to ...

The Taiwanese Defense Ministry unveiled the date in a document released Tuesday to brief lawmakers on upcoming war games simulating an attack by the Chinese military. The exercises will also double in ...

Taiwan is confident that the United States will remain a formidable power in Asia and can deter China from attempting an invasion of the island, Taiwan’s defense minister said, while recognizing ...

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrived in Taipei yesterday , marking his first visit to Taiwan, to attend the Ketagalan Forum on Indo-Pacific security issues and would meet with president ...

Taiwan, under constant threat from AI-powered disinformation by authoritarian regimes, has emerged as a global leader in digital democratic defense. | Getty Images By Duncan Barron The Diplomat ...

Facing a sharp decline in birth rates, Taiwan’s government has announced a significant increase in financial subsidies for ...