China has sanctioned 13 US companies involved in the manufacturing of drones and artificial intelligence in Beijing's latest protest against weapons sales to Taiwan, which have increased in recent months. "The Taiwan question is at the core of China’s core interests....
US OKs New Arms Sales for Taiwan, Taiwanese President Visits Hawaii
The US approved new arms sales for Taiwan on Friday, a day before Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te arrived in Hawaii for a two-day visit as part of a tour of the region. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the Biden administration approved...
US Navy Plane Flies Over Taiwan Strait
The US Navy's 7th Fleet said Tuesday that it flew a P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane over the sensitive Taiwan Strait in the latest US provocation in the region. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) criticized the transit and said that it deployed ships and planes...
Report: US To Deploy Missiles to Southern Japanese Islands If China Attacks Taiwan
The US military will set up temporary bases to deploy missile units along Japan's southern islands in the event of a Taiwan contingency, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sunday. The report said that under the first part of a joint US-Japan operation plan, a new Marine...
Chinese Defense Minister Rejects Talks With US Over Taiwan Support
On Thursday, the Chinese Defense Ministry blamed the US for the lack of talks between the two countries' defense ministers while they were both in Laos for meetings with Southeast Asian officials. The US said it asked for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to hold...
Taiwan Receives Its First Batch of HIMARS Rocket Systems From the US
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that the island received its first batch of US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), which it first ordered in 2020. The HIMARS is a truck-mounted mobile rocket launch system that can fire a variety of...
Taiwan Signs Deal With US To Purchase 1,000 Attack Drones
Taiwan's Defense Ministry has signed an agreement with the US government to purchase 1,000 attack drones from two American companies, AeroVironment and Anduril Industries, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The report said that Taiwan signed a "letter of offer and...
US Approves $2 Billion in New Arms Deals for Taiwan
On Friday, the State Department approved two potential arms deals for Taiwan worth about $2 billion, drawing a sharp rebuke from China. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said one deal is for three National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile...
US, Canadian Warships Sail Through the Taiwan Strait
The US and Canada each sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday in a joint operation that came less than a week after the Chinese military conducted blockade drills around the island. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS...
China Conducts Blockade Drills Around Taiwan in Warning Against ‘Taiwan Independence’
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a blockade drill around the island of Taiwan on Monday and said the military exercises were a warning against "Taiwan Independence." Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said the drills were a direct response to a...