Shield AI’s Tseng calls for rapid drone deployment around Taiwan

Shield AI’s Tseng calls for rapid drone deployment around Taiwan

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Taiwan passes opposition-backed special arms budget amid force readiness concerns

Taiwan passes opposition-backed special arms budget amid force readiness concerns

Taiwan's Legislative Yuan passedaspecial defense procurement bill on May 8, approving a version put ...

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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
The hardest target on Earth: Former US Navy SEAL says Taiwan could turn any invasion into a nightmare

The hardest target on Earth: Former US Navy SEAL says Taiwan could turn any invasion into a nightmare

From jungle mountains to dense megacities, former Navy SEAL and Shield AI co-founder Brandon Tseng a...

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Shield AI co-founder says Taiwan has grown stronger but must be ready to fight through jammed communications

Shield AI co-founder says Taiwan has grown stronger but must be ready to fight through jammed communications

As Taiwan accelerates its drone ambitions amid mounting pressure from China, Shield AI co-founder Br...

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Taiwan and China enter new diplomatic confrontation after Lai's Africa tour

Taiwan and China enter new diplomatic confrontation after Lai's Africa tour

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) successfully completed a state visit to Eswatini — Taiwan's only remain...

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President Lai returns from Eswatini, vows Taiwan will not be intimidated

President Lai returns from Eswatini, vows Taiwan will not be intimidated

President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) returned to Taiwan today (May 5) following a state visit to the Kingdom...

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Taiwan public divided on KMT leader's meeting with Xi, polls show
Taiwan public divided on KMT leader's meeting with Xi, polls show

Multiple opinion polls have painted a complex and sometimes contradictory picture of public sentimen...

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Taiwan's lawmakers question military readiness as legislature reviews tech-driven defense shift
Taiwan's lawmakers question military readiness as legislature reviews tech-driven defense shift

Taiwan’s Legislature on April 27 examined the military’s transition toward technology-driven warfare...

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Interview: Taiwan’s Coast Guard at the front line of democracy, says Deputy Director-General Hsieh Ching-chin
Interview: Taiwan’s Coast Guard at the front line of democracy, says Deputy Director-General Hsieh Ching-chin

Facing China’s escalating gray-zone activities, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration (CGA) is no long...

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Eswatini case shows Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan persists after KMT’s China visit, experts say
Eswatini case shows Beijing’s pressure on Taiwan persists after KMT’s China visit, experts say

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te’s(賴清德)postponed visit to Eswatini triggered a wave of reactions across...

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China’s pressure on President Lai’s overseas travel could become the new normal, experts say
China’s pressure on President Lai’s overseas travel could become the new normal, experts say

Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) postponed a planned April 22 visit to Eswatini after several A...

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Experts applaud progress in Taiwan’s defense drills, call for next steps
Experts applaud progress in Taiwan’s defense drills, call for next steps

Each spring and summer, Taiwan enters its peak training season, typically conducting two major exerc...

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Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te abruptly suspends Eswatini trip amid pressure from China
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te abruptly suspends Eswatini trip amid pressure from China

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has suspended a planned visit to diplomatic ally the Kingdom o...

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Experts warn Taiwan's defense credibility at stake in budget showdown
Experts warn Taiwan's defense credibility at stake in budget showdown

Taiwanese and American security experts said Friday (April 17) that Taiwan risks losing its credibil...

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China launches tens of thousands of cyberattacks against Taiwan's financial system per day, senior banker says
China launches tens of thousands of cyberattacks against Taiwan's financial system per day, senior banker says

A senior Taiwanese banker warned that China launches at least 10,000 cyberattacks daily against Taiw...

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2026 TTX Day 2: semiconductors and industrial structure emerge as key national security concerns
2026 TTX Day 2: semiconductors and industrial structure emerge as key national security concerns

Taiwan's economic overdependence on semiconductors and its limited presence in software and AI appli...

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2026 TTX focuses on China’s gray-zone threats, revealing new challenges facing Taiwan
2026 TTX focuses on China’s gray-zone threats, revealing new challenges facing Taiwan

The “2026 Political, Economic, Military, and Psychological Situation Tabletop Exercise” (2026 TTX) o...

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Taiwan's 2026 TTX highlights strategic challenges as TCN named exclusive media partner
Taiwan's 2026 TTX highlights strategic challenges as TCN named exclusive media partner

A two-day tabletop exercise exploring Taiwan's political, economic, military and psychological vulne...

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