The conference, hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), serves as an international platform for high-level officials and experts from nations with security concerns in the area.
Carol Lin, the spokesperson for the recall initiatives targeting Cheng and suspended Hsinchu mayor Ann Kao, lodged a complaint based on accusations from a whistleblower who claimed to be Cheng's former aide, alleging that Cheng had accepted financial support from the Chinese Communist Party.
According to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND), 27 out of 40 sorties crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's central, southwestern, and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has instructed the Taiwanese military to bolster its security surveillance amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, Focus Taiwan reported on Thursday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) in Taipei criticised the inclusion of an inaccurate assertion that Taiwan is part of China in a joint statement adopted by Beijing and five of its Central Asian allies during a recent summit, as stated in a report from Focus Taiwan on Thursday.
Mihoko Matsubara, the chief cybersecurity strategist at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone in Japan, stated during a panel at a NATO Defence College Foundation conference on Tuesday that while a hot war has not yet erupted in the Taiwan Strait, cyberattacks have already commenced.
The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) defended its choice to prohibit Chinese officials and tourism representatives from participating in a tourism event in Taipei next month, citing unsafe conditions for Taiwanese individuals in China, according to a Taipei Times report.
The Republic of China Army (Taiwanese Army) is preparing to deploy its newly acquired American-origin M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs) in upcoming live-fire exercises amid increasing military pressure from China across the Taiwan Strait, reported The Eurasian Times.
Taiwan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Ming-chi, emphasised the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, not just for Taiwan, but for democracies worldwide.
Three Taiwanese NGOs held a tabletop drill simulating a Chinese military incursion near Taiwan in 2030. Former officials from the US and Japan joined. Taiwan responded without firing, while the US pledged support. The exercise highlighted rising tensions and China's grey-zone tactics.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence detected 43 sorties of Chinese aircraft, six Chinese naval vessels operating near its territorial waters as of 6 am (local time) on Wednesday