China's Taiwan Affairs Office said Wednesday that the purpose of recent large-scale Chinese military drills around Taiwan is to "combat the arrogance" of Taiwan "separatists," referring to recent actions by Taipei to boost ties with the US and other Western countries....
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected 103 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes operating around Taiwan from 6 am Sunday to 6 am Monday, the most in a 24-hour period since Taipei began releasing the figures in September 2020. According to The New York...
China has been conducting major military drills near Taiwan and other areas of the western Pacific in an effort to push back against the increasing US activity in the region. The Chinese People's Liberation Army's Shandong aircraft carrier was one of 20 naval vessels...
The US will withhold $85 million in annual military aid to Egypt and redirect some of the funds to Taiwan, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The $85 million the US is withholding over human rights abuses is just a small portion of the $1.3 billion in...
A US and Canadian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday, a transit condemned by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson made the transit along with the Canadian frigate HMCS...
Taiwanese troops attended a multinational military exercise inside the US last month that was led by the Michigan National Guard, Taipei Times reported, citing the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun. The exercises, known as Northern Strike, took place from August 5 to...
Taiwan should expect a "resolute reaction" from the US if China attacks the island, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) vowed on Friday while leading a congressional delegation in Taipei. "Know that any hostile unprovoked attack on Taiwan will result in a resolute reaction from...
The Biden administration has approved the first-ever military aid package for Taiwan using Foreign Military Financing (FMF), a State Department program that gives foreign governments money to buy US arms. The Associated Press noted that FMF is typically reserved for...
An influential group of British members of parliament referred to Taiwan as an "independent country" in a report issued Wednesday as British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is visiting China. The language was used in a report issued by the Foreign Affairs Committee...
The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $500 million arms sale to Taiwan for infrared search and track systems for the island's F-16 fighter jets. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale is to the Taipei Economic and Cultural...
