Last December, the Trump administration announced the largest arms sale to Taiwan in history: an $11 billion weapons package ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taiwanese missile boats take part in spring military drills at the Tsoying Naval Base in Kaohsiung on 29 January 2026 (AFP via ...

Taiwan’s constitutional crisis prevents proper defence budgeting, placing the country’s defence readiness and regional ...

For years, the US has been urging Taiwan to increase defense spending amid mounting threats from an increasingly capable China hell-bent on “unification.” Nevertheless, this month Taiwanese ...

On Dec. 29, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported one of the most intense single-day episodes of Chinese ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level ...

President Trump’s National Defense Strategy and National Security Strategy distinguish themselves rhetorically by adopting a tone that is more muscular, yet is much more restrained in its involvement ...

Admittedly, the proposal did not emerge in a vacuum. It is the latest in a series of substantive moves by successive Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administrations in response to intensifying ...

The US’ new "America First Arms Transfer Strategy" could benefit Taiwan, though much would depend on how it is implemented ...