Taiwan Taichung City's Office of Food and Drug Safety inspecting products, amid a precautionary recall of more than 400 food products linked to contaminated soybean oil

Taiwan Widens Recall of More Than 400 Food Products Over Contaminated Soybean Oil as Political Pressure Mounts

Taiwan has significantly expanded a precautionary nationwide food recall linked to contaminated soybean oil, ordering more than 400 food products, including packaged meals, instant noodles and sauces, to be removed from store shelves as authorities race to contain one of...
Typhoon Maysak, in Hengzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China

Typhoon Bavi Nears China and Taiwan, Raising Fears of Most Powerful Storm to Strike Region in Years

China, Taiwan and parts of Japan are preparing for what forecasters warn could become one of the most destructive tropical storms to strike the region in decades, as Typhoon Bavi continues to strengthen over the western Pacific while communities are...
MQ-9B Sea Guardian Drones

Taiwan Receives First MQ-9B Sea Guardian Drones as Regional Powers Strengthen Surveillance Against China

Taiwan has reportedly received the first batch of MQ-9B Sea Guardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the United States and has already begun assembling and testing the advanced surveillance platforms, marking a significant enhancement in the island’s ability to monitor...
Taiwan HIMARS Live-Fire Drills West Coast

Taiwan Conducts HIMARS Live-Fire Drills on West Coast Amid Rising Tensions with China

Taiwan has conducted its first live-fire exercises involving the US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) along its strategically vital western coastline, marking a significant milestone in the island’s efforts to strengthen defenses against a potential Chinese invasion. The drills,...
Trump–Xi

Trump–Xi Meets Looms Over Iran Crisis and Trade War as Taiwan’s Porcupine Strategy Faces Its Toughest Test Against China’s Expanding Military Power

 The Chinese government confirmed on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the world’s two largest economies at a moment of heightened geopolitical friction. The visit, at...
Taiwan

Taiwan Condemns China’s Overflight Blockade as It Accelerates Anti-Ship Missile Build-Up, Vows “We Will Not Bow Our Head”

Taiwan’s top diplomat has issued a defiant response to what Taipei describes as an expanding campaign of pressure orchestrated by China, after several African nations abruptly revoked overflight permissions for the aircraft of Lai Ching-te. The move forced the postponement...
Chinese fishing boats

China’s Shadow Fishing Fleet Emerges Covert Naval Force, Raising Blockade Fears Across Indo-Pacific

China is rapidly expanding its reach across the Indo-Pacific, deploying a shadow fleet of nominally civilian fishing vessels as a covert extension of the People’s Liberation Army Navy — the world’s largest naval force by hull count. By weaponizing hundreds...
Chinese military

China’s Sweeping Dual-Use Export Ban Strikes at Heart of Japan’s Defense Industry Across Land, Sea, Air and Space

China has sharply escalated its retaliation against Japan’s accelerating military expansion under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, imposing sweeping export bans and blacklisting some of the country’s most critical defense and technology institutions in a move that deepens one of the...
China-Lithuania

Lithuania’s Taiwan Gamble Backfires China Responds With Strategic Silence and Quiet Economic Pressure

Lithuania decided to challenge China over Taiwan four years ago, it expected outrage. It expected denunciations, perhaps sanctions, perhaps a diplomatic storm. Instead, it got silence. What began in 2021 as a bold stand for democracy and human rights collided...
Japan Military

Takaichi’s “Make Japan Strong Again” Strategy Ties Military Revival to Rising Tensions with China Over Taiwan

Japan’s political landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation following a historic landslide victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in last week’s parliamentary elections. For the first time since its founding in 1955, the...
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