Taiwan has completed the initial operation evaluation and limited field testing of its military's new Tien Kung IV (Sky Bow IV) missiles, as reported by Taipei Times on Sunday.
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te dismissed the notion that dialogue with China could be pursued in cooperation with Taiwan's opposition parties, arguing their approaches differ fundamentally from that of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Focus Taiwan reported.
Nagasaki Mayor Suzuki Shiro said Taiwan would not be invited to the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing, citing its lack of diplomatic ties or UN representation. The move drew sharp criticism from Kobe Councilor Uehata Norihiro, who accused the mayor of yielding to Chinese pressure and ex
The President of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, visited the Army Engineer Training Centre and the Navy Anti-Submarine Aviation Command in Kaohsiung and expressed gratitude to members of the armed forces for their dedication.
Amid rising Chinese "gray zone" tactics in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Coast Guard is in discussions with "certain countries" to conduct joint humanitarian exercises. The move comes as incursions by disguised Chinese naval vessels continue near Kinmen County.
As Taiwan bolsters its defence preparedness, it made the live fire debut of Land Sword II, the Ministry of National Defence of Taiwan shared on Tuesday.
"If this kind of unfair trade is not resolved, the stable societies and economic prosperity we have painstakingly built over decades, as well as some of the values we pursue, could be destroyed," William warned.
The US Department of State has clarified that President Donald Trump's recent use of the term "unification" referred to US-China trade relations and not Taiwan, reaffirming that US policy on Taiwan remains unchanged.
The military of Taiwan has conducted its first live-firing of the American-supplied high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) at a base in Pingtung County on Monday, as reported by Focus Taiwan.
The MND said that of the 36 sorties, 17 crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, central and southwestern ADIZ (Air Defence Identification Zones).
According to Taiwan's MND, 12 of 16 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern, southwestern and eastern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ).