Hours after Donald Trump’s chilly inauguration in Washington, Taiwan’s parliament voted to freeze billions of dollars in ...
U.S. officials have long called on Taiwan to dramatically boost its defense spending as the power gap across the Taiwan Strait grows.
I can do that because we have something that they want,” the president said of a deal with China. “We have a pot of gold.” ...
Taiwan is the fourth-largest recipient of American arms sales worldwide. Since 1950, only Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Japan have spent more on US weapons than the Republic of China. The Taiwan ...
Another U.S.-aligned democracy in Asia is mired in political gridlock, with Taiwan’s opposition challenging defense spending ...
As Beijing’s warships surround the island, many fear that Xi Jinping will enact his ‘political destiny’ sooner rather than ...
The Altius is a much larger (c. 26 lbs) weapons system with an operational range of 270 miles, so it could cover the entire Taiwan Strait. One of the system’s main strengths is its versatility ...
Taiwan’s leading edge in semiconductors and other high-tech sectors would play a very important role in forging stronger ...
Problems in troop recruitment and retention in the Taiwanese military have defense analysts concerned at the island’s ability ...
The president-elect will give the island all the defense systems it has paid for, the incoming national security adviser has ...
An interesting image was spread on the internet last weekend. It depicted a new piece of equipment being loaded aboard the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington.