- December 19th, 2025
After several weeks marked by suspended flights, bans on Japanese seafood imports, cancelled cultural events performed to empty arenas, stepped-up military activity, and even reported fire-control radar lock-ons by fighter aircraft, relations between Japan and China remain deeply strained. While...
The United States on Wednesday (December 18) approved a landmark US$11.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, marking the largest-ever weapons sale to the self-ruled island as it faces mounting military and diplomatic pressure from China. The move underscores Washington’s commitment...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that she remained “always open” to dialogue with China, even as diplomatic tensions between Tokyo and Beijing continue to simmer following her remarks on Taiwan that triggered a sharp backlash from Beijing....
China’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday (Dec 16), Taiwan’s defence ministry said, marking the vessel’s first known transit of the sensitive waterway since it formally entered service last month. In...
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed it will acquire 36 Rui Yuan II unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) under a newly approved special defense budget worth NT$12.6 billion (approximately USD $402 million). The multiyear procurement—scheduled from 2026 to 2029—represents...
Taiwan has announced plans for an additional USD 40 billion in defence spending over the coming years, unveiling the centrepiece of the new budget — an ambitious, Israeli-inspired multi-layered air defence network known as T-Dome. The system is designed to...
Chinese defence researchers have significantly escalated efforts to develop countermeasures against SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation, which Beijing increasingly views as a strategic threat in the event of a military confrontation over Taiwan. The latest indication of this campaign comes from a...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has issued the most explicit warning yet from any Japanese leader regarding a potential Chinese assault on Taiwan, declaring that such an attack would directly threaten Japan’s national survival and could trigger Tokyo’s right to...
China issued a sharp rebuke on Monday against Japan’s accelerating plans to station advanced missile systems on Yonaguni Island, a small and remote outpost just 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Taiwan, intensifying one of the region’s most volatile security...
Taiwan will receive its first two General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones in the third quarter of 2026, with two additional units to follow in 2027, the Ministry of National Defense confirmed this week. The delivery schedule, first reported by FlightGlobal...
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