Last year China issued a strong protest and an ominous warning after news broke of April's purported secret naval drills.

Taiwan will give pay rises to some service members to tackle manpower shortages, officials said on Friday, as the island ...

Taiwan's military is seeking funds to retain more service people with higher pay and to lengthen compulsory national service ...

As well as splashing out ever-increasing amounts of cash on the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Chairman Xi Jinping is ...

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te took a major step forward on Feb. 14 when he publicly committed to raising Taiwan’s defense spending from 2.45 percent to 3 percent of GDP in 2025 through a special ...

Beijing hit back, accusing Taiwan of “pure hype” over what it called “routine training”. The top US military commander in the Indo-Pacific told a defence forum in February that the ...

Taiwan has and would continue to improve its combat capabilities and procure military equipment based on its own national defense requirements, high-ranking government officials said today. The ...

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On Monday, the world's largest contract chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing ... security guarantees in the event of a Chinese military move. On the topic, when asked whether the new ...