For nearly a century, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan have largely avoided direct military confrontations across the Taiwan Strait. However,

Raymond Greene, the most senior U.S. official in Taiwan, said Washington will not abandon its commitment to the island.

China’s military has set up a zone for “live-fire training” about 46 miles (74 kilometers) off the southwestern coast of Taiwan without advance notice, the island’s defense ministry said on Wednesday,

The solo passage last month by the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Akizuki comes amid warming ties with Beijing, but also follows ramped-up military pressure by China.

Taiwan says China violated norms and caused a "high degree of danger" by announcing "live-fire exercises without prior warning" just off its coast.

Consortium partners Semco Maritime and PTSC M&C have completed the load-out and sail-away of the second and last offshore

It makes sense for a country facing existential threats to spend more on defense. What doesn’t make sense is Taiwan’s decision to focus its attention on climate change in the face of mounting Chinese hostility.

Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait are core interests that concern Taiwan and the US, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said yesterday. Koo’s remarks come in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s statement on Monday during a joint news conference with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC,

crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait without warning. Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on X that a total of 32 Chinese military aircraft were spotted as Taiwan monitored the drill.

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Introducing a policy that goes against the people's wishes would backfire," said NPC deputy Chen Yunying, in response to the ban on Chinese mainland universities imposed by Taiwan's education department.