By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, March 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan can well afford a $40 billion special defence budget given its booming ...

Taiwan can well afford a NT$1.25 trillion (US$39.16 billion) special defense budget given its booming economy, President ...

The back and forth on Taiwan’s defense spending has provoked concern in the United States, the Beijing-claimed island’s most important international backer and arms supplier.

A new defense report argues that Taiwan must overhaul its current “porcupine” strategy and adopt a drone-heavy asymmetric defense concept to counter a potential invasion by the People’s Republic of ...

By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt, Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard WASHINGTON/TAIPEI, March 13 (Reuters) - A major U.S. arms package for Taiwan that includes advanced interceptor missiles is ready for ...

When Chinese warplanes suddenly stopped flying near Taiwan for nearly two weeks, the silence was both striking and deeply puzzling.

Taipei: President William Lai stated that Taiwan must continue to increase the costs associated with aggression and enhance its own defence capabilities to deter China, emphasising that strength is ...

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 5 (Reuters) - Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no ...

Taiwan's parliament has authorized the government to sign agreements for four U.S. arms sales packages. This decision helps ...

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI, March 6 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Friday rebuffed the main opposition ...

The absence of any mention of Taiwan in Washington’s new defence strategy document has raised concerns in Taipei, at a time when Beijing continues to threaten the island with naval and air force ...

Taiwan's Defense Minister Wellington Koo on Friday rebuffed the main opposition party, which had proposed a defense budget ...