Taiwan legislature begins review of four drone procurement bills

Taiwan legislature begins review of four drone procurement bills

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China's SLBM test served military and political goals, Taiwan experts say

China's SLBM test served military and political goals, Taiwan experts say

China's recent submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) test overthe Pacific Ocean was intended t...

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Professor Wang Kuan-Hsiung

Professor Wang Kuan-Hsiung

Department of East Asian Studies
National Taiwan Normal University

Nine Years after the South China Sea Arbitration: Conflict Continues and Realistic Challenges

The South China Sea, a strategically vital and resource-rich maritime region in Southeast Asia, is subject to overlapping territorial claims by China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and T...

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Nine Years after the South China Sea Arbitration: Conflict Continues and Realistic Challenges
Taiwan security, drones top agenda in Han Kuo-yu's US agenda

Taiwan security, drones top agenda in Han Kuo-yu's US agenda

Taiwan Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) led a cross-partydelegation to Washington last week for ...

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Tsai Ing-wen becomes first former Taiwan President to visit Italian Senate

Tsai Ing-wen becomes first former Taiwan President to visit Italian Senate

Former TaiwanPresident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) visited the Italian Senate, where she was personally recei...

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Every act counts: Malala Yousafzai urges courage at Rotary convention in Taipei

Every act counts: Malala Yousafzai urges courage at Rotary convention in Taipei

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, on her first visit to Taiwan, told the 2026 Rotary International Convention in Taipei that courage and individual action drive lasting global change.From P...

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Taiwan sharpens combat readiness as China's carrier Fujian crosses Taiwan Strait

Taiwan sharpens combat readiness as China's carrier Fujian crosses Taiwan Strait

Taiwan's military on Monday (June 22)kicked off a five-day “Immediate Combat Readiness Exercise”that...

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Taiwan advances NT$210 billion drone bill as experts urge faster capability build-up
Taiwan advances NT$210 billion drone bill as experts urge faster capability build-up

Taiwan's Executive Yuan on June 18 approved a draftact allocating up to NT$210 billion (US$6.7 billi...

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Taiwan experts offer diverging verdicts on Cheng Li-wun's Washington debut
Taiwan experts offer diverging verdicts on Cheng Li-wun's Washington debut

Kuomintang (KMT) Chair Cheng Li-wun (鄭麗文) returned to Taiwan on June 16 after concluding her visit t...

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Popular Chinese actor Zhang Linghe appears at Strait Forum, expert says Beijing gains political benefits through careful celebrity selection
Popular Chinese actor Zhang Linghe appears at Strait Forum, expert says Beijing gains political benefits through careful celebrity selection

Chinese actor Zhang Linghe (張凌赫) urged Taiwanese to visit China at the 18th Strait Forum in Xiamen o...

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Xi's Pyongyang visit signals China's bid to reassert Korean Peninsula clout, expert says
Xi's Pyongyang visit signals China's bid to reassert Korean Peninsula clout, expert says

Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) paid a state visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (...

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Taiwan's 2026 TTX final report finds island facing unprecedented compound security challenges
Taiwan's 2026 TTX final report finds island facing unprecedented compound security challenges

The "2026 Political, Economic, Military, and Psychological Situation Tabletop Exercise" (2026 TTX), ...

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Experts see Japan-Philippines EEZ talks and China's maritime 'new normal' as growing pressure on Taiwan
Experts see Japan-Philippines EEZ talks and China's maritime 'new normal' as growing pressure on Taiwan

Japan-Philippines talks on overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) that exclude Taiwan, along wi...

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With Taiwan excluded from Japan-Philippines EEZ talks, experts urge Taipei to stand firm
With Taiwan excluded from Japan-Philippines EEZ talks, experts urge Taipei to stand firm

China launched a maritime enforcement operation east of Taiwan on June 6 in response to Japan and th...

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Taiwan’s former premier leads young professionals to Brussels to expand European engagement
Taiwan’s former premier leads young professionals to Brussels to expand European engagement

Taiwan's Fair Winds Foundation, led by Taiwan's former premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺), completed its fi...

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Exclusion of Taiwan from Japan-Philippines EEZ talks fuels security risks, experts say
Exclusion of Taiwan from Japan-Philippines EEZ talks fuels security risks, experts say

Japan and the Philippines have launched bilateral maritime boundary negotiations without including T...

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Taiwan rolls out 18-measure plan to tackle one of the world's lowest birthrates
Taiwan rolls out 18-measure plan to tackle one of the world's lowest birthrates

Taiwan unveiled a sweeping package of pro-natalist measures on May 27, including a universal monthly...

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US-China thaw shapes Hegseth's Shangri-La message, analysts say
US-China thaw shapes Hegseth's Shangri-La message, analysts say

USSecretary of War Pete Hegseth struck a softer tone on China at this year's Shangri-La Dialogue, Ta...

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Taiwan legislature advances special defense budget amid uncertainty over US arms sales
Taiwan legislature advances special defense budget amid uncertainty over US arms sales

Taiwan's legislature passed the initial review of the 2026 defense special budget on May 27, though ...

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