- August 8th, 2025
One year after taking office, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te finds his presidency engulfed in a storm of political turmoil. Elected in January 2024 on a platform promising to defend Taiwan's democracy against growing Chinese aggression, Lai now faces an intensifying...
In a bold declaration on the eve of Computex 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced that the company will partner with Taiwanese tech giants and the island’s government to build Taiwan’s first AI supercomputer, marking a milestone moment in the...
In a striking reversal of the typical narrative in the contested South China Sea, Taiwan’s Coast Guard sprayed water cannons at a Chinese fishing vessel that had illegally entered its waters near the Dongsha (Pratas) Islands. The incident, which took...
In the strategic balance of the Indo-Pacific, Taiwan has begun receiving advanced U.S. weaponry at a pace far exceeding original timelines, following a multi-year defense procurement agreement valued at NT$32.52 billion (approximately US$1.08 billion). The accelerated deliveries mark a critical...
In a striking display of aerospace advancement, China unveiled its latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Jiutian (SS-UAV), at the 15th Zhuhai Airshow in November 2024. The announcement marked a major leap in China’s drone capabilities, introducing a super-high-altitude, long-endurance...
China’s military announced on Thursday that it deployed both naval and air assets to monitor and warn off a United States guided missile destroyer, the USS William P. Lawrence, as it transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. The latest encounter...
In a move that deepens the technological cold war between the United States and China, Beijing announced this week that it has blacklisted Shield AI, a San Diego-based defense technology company, adding it to its Unreliable Entity List alongside five...
Taiwan’s air defense capabilities took a major step forward as Lockheed Martin officially unveiled the first of 66 newly built F-16 Block 70 fighter jets during a rollout ceremony at its Greenville, South Carolina, facility. The aircraft, an F-16D bearing...
China conducted large-scale military exercises around Taiwan on Tuesday, involving its most significant concentration of naval forces in nearly a year. The drills, which included naval, air, rocket, and ground forces, marked another escalation in Beijing’s ongoing military activities near...
The Chinese military has launched one of its most expansive operations in the region this year, with large-scale exercises involving air, naval, ground, and missile forces. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) confirmed that 21 additional warships, led by the...
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