Taiwan details surge in Chinese activity on last day of war games

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's defence ministry on Thursday detailed a surge in Chinese military activity as Beijing wrapped up a second day of war games overnight Wednesday, saying it had detected 59 warplanes and 23 navy ships operating around the island …

Taiwan says 59 Chinese warplanes, 23 warships detected around island

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday that over the past 24 hours it had detected 59 Chinese military aircraft and 23 Chinese navy ships operating around the island. China on Wednesday announced the end of two days of war games …

US shifts defense focus to Taiwan

An exclusive report by the Washington Post on Saturday last week about a secret internal guidance memo signed by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth revealed that US defense strategy has officially been reoriented to focus exclusively on deterring the …

Manila to be involved if Taiwan invaded: army chief

Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr on Tuesday said his country would “inevitably” be involved if Taiwan is invaded, as the US approved the possible sale of US$5.58 billion of F-16 jets to the Philippines. The US …

Taiwan’s UMC Opens $5 Billion Singapore Facility To Make AI, Automotive Chips

United Microelectronics' advanced chip manufacturing facility in Singapore.Courtesy of UMC United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) opened the first phase of its newly-built $5 billion advanced manufacturing facility in Singapore as the proliferation of …

China says ends two-day Taiwan drills

TAIPEI: China's military on Wednesday said it had completed two days of exercises that included "live-fire" drills and simulated strikes on key ports and energy sites aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The surprise …

Hegseth indicates US backing for Taiwan – but it is transactional Trump who has the final word

On Tuesday China’s military launched joint drills around Taiwan, sending ships, planes and some bizarre propaganda videos across the strait to both warn and punish Taiwan’s government over what Beijing calls “separatist activity”. The purported provocation …

Taiwan Receives its First Block 70 Fighting Falcon

The self-governing island nation of Taiwan has received the first of its sixty-six F-16 Block 70 fighters. The two-seat F-16D Fighting Falcon was handed over at Lockheed Martin‘s Greenville, South Carolina, facility. It won‘t be flying to Taiwan yet and …

China ends 2-day Taiwan drills with simulated strikes

TAIPEI: China’s military on Wednesday said it had completed two days of exercises that included “live-fire” drills and simulated strikes on key ports and energy sites aimed at Taiwan, the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The surprise maneuvers were …

Quảng Bình Province welcomes first flight from Taiwan (China)