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China has long vowed to "reunify" with self-governing Taiwan and has not ruled out the use of force. It is a threat that ...
Reluctance in Taiwan – particularly by the KMT – to prioritize adequate defense spending risks fundamentally undermining U.S.
First, no US president has articulated any rationale for why the defense of Taiwan, a non-state entity, is a vital national ...
“After three decades of global overcommitment, Americans are increasingly questioning the cost and necessity of seemingly ...
The US Marine Corps (USMC) is considering new sites for stockpiling equipment in the West Pacific to harden military supply ...
A view of the Taiwan Straits is seen from Xiamen port, in East China's Fujian Province. Photo: IC. Democratic Progressive ...
Semiconductor powerhouse TSMC is under increasing pressure to expand abroad and play a security role for the island. Those ...
Analysts warn Taiwan - even with US and wider alliance support - may face overwhelming missile, air, sea and cyber pressure in a shock and awe type scenario should Beijing move unannounced.
The increase, if approved by parliament, would lift Taiwan’s defence spending to more than 3.3 per cent of GDP, above that of most Nato member countries apart from the US, Poland and Estonia.
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Taiwan’s Kang Ding-Class Frigate: Too Little, Too Late?

No matter how impressive the specs on these warships are, they will be relatively useless in the face of the size and scope of the incoming Chinese invasion.
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, will lead a congressional delegation to Taiwan in August, a senior congressional official said on Thursday.
This is the key scenario in Zero Day Attack, a new Taiwanese television show about a fictional Chinese military invasion.