Taiwan to Permit Women in Reservist Training for First Time
SINGAPORE — As Taiwan attempts to enhance its forces against threats from China, the island nation’s military declared plans on Tuesday to include...
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China’s Navy Conducts South China Sea Combat Drills Encompassing Aircraft Carriers
SINGAPORE — Recently, the battle group of China’s CNS Shandong aircraft carrier conducted a combat exercise in the South China Sea to start...
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In Defiant Move Against China, US, Taiwan Conclude First Round of Bilateral Trade Negotiations
The ongoing talks will encompass discussions on China’s “economic coercion,” as Taiwan needs to diversify its trade away from China. ...
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Taiwan Offers to Help Ukraine With Digital Reconstruction
SINGAPORE — Taiwan is open to aiding Ukraine in overhauling its digital infrastructure in areas such as remote learning as part of reconstruction...
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How Taiwan Became One of the Most Pro-LGBTQ Countries in Asia
SINGAPORE — Taiwan, which won a bid to host WorldPride, an international LGBT event in 2021, has been at the helm of a...
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Senior German Lawmaker Affirms Germany Will Not Arm Taiwan
SINGAPORE — Germany will not supply Taiwan with weapons and has not been requested to do so, as the circumstances are not similar...
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Asian Powers Seek European Help to Counter Regional Threats
Amid threats from Russia, China, and North Korea, powers like Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have been courting European help to counter regional...
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Taiwan Military Officers Suspected of Spying for China; China Increasing Disinformation Campaigns
SINGAPORE — Taiwan detained three active-duty officers and a retired Air Force officer suspected of spying for China, the Central News Agency (CNA)...
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Ex-NATO Chief Urges Consequences for China if It Invades Taiwan
Anders Fogh Rasmussen admitted that although sanctions by democracies worldwide could lead to a global economic collapse, Beijing would be the most affected....
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How the National Defense Authorization Act Will Impact Ties With Taiwan
The bill authorizes up to $10 billion in "Foreign Military Financing" to Taiwan through 2027, and allocates $7.1 billion for the Pacific Deterrence...
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Taiwan to Extend Compulsory Military Service, Increase Soldier Pay & Training to Counter China
Critics have long posited that Taiwan’s military service program, which presently encompasses bayonet drills, is too obsolete and in need of an overhaul....
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Is the U.S. Able to Protect the Indo-Pacific?
After President Biden signed the 2023 NDAA into law last Friday, China responded with “joint firepower strike drills" near Taiwan on Sunday, adding...
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Taiwan Scrambles Jets to Warn Away Chinese Air Force Provocation
Taiwan hastily gathered fighter jets to warn away 39 Chinese aircraft that came into its southeastern air defense zone, the island’s Defense Ministry...
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Taiwan Braces Itself for Chinese Reprisals
SINGAPORE — In the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August 2022, observers have noted that it has...
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China Dispatches Unprecedented Number of Bombers to Taiwan Defense Zone
China dispatched an unprecedented 18 nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan’s air-defense zone, according to Taipei on Tuesday, just days after Beijing forbade more Taiwanese...
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