Taiwan's purchase of a mine-laying system from the US has sparked protest from opposition politicians as they don't want Taiwan to become an "island of landmines," The South China Morning Post reported on Monday. The Taiwanese Defense Ministry announced last week that...
The Biden administration last week approved two potential arms deals for Taiwan worth $440 million amid heightened tensions between the US and China. According to the Pentagon's Defense Security and Cooperation Agency (DSCA), one deal is for 30mm ammunition and...
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen met with a visiting US congressional delegation in Taipei on Wednesday and thanked the lawmakers for the steps the US is taking to increase support for Taiwan. "We thank the US Congress for consistently showing bipartisan concern for...
The Taiwanese military has reaffirmed that it will fire on Chinese warplanes and naval vessels if they come within 12 nautical miles of Taiwan's coast, which marks the beginning of the island's territorial waters and airspace. The warning came after eight Chinese...
The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said that eight Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes came close to Taiwan's contiguous zone, which extends 24 nautical miles off the island's coast. Since then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) visited Taiwan in August, PLA...
A US Coast Guard cutter made a rare solo transit through the Taiwan Strait on June 20, which came a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded his two-day visit to Beijing. The US frequently sends ships through the Taiwan Strait, but US Navy warships...
Taiwanese military experts will join US and Japanese analysts in conducting war game simulations for a potential conflict with China in the Taiwan Strait, The South China Morning Post reported Monday. It will mark the first time that Taiwanese analysts join the...
The US, Japan, and Taiwan are preparing to share real-time data from naval surveillance drones in a move sure to anger China, Financial Times reported on Thursday. General Atomics is due to deliver four MQ-9B Guardian drones to Taiwan in early 2025, the maritime...
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced Thursday that the US and Taiwan signed the first trade agreement under a new economic initiative that was launched last year. The deal was signed in Washington by representatives of the US and Taiwan's...
The State Department said Wednesday that a shipment of US-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles that arrived in Taiwan last week was part of a $223.56 million arms sale to Taipei that was approved in 2019. Taiwanese media reported that the Stinger shipment was part of a...
