Minister lays out plan to help allies prosper - Taipei Times
WEB6 hours ago · Staff Writer, with CNA. Given that Taiwan has lost 10 formal diplomatic allies since 2016, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday laid out a new plan to keep the country’s 12 remaining allies in the fold by further helping them develop and prosper. The 12 UN member countries that still formally recognize the Republic ...
Taiwan’s weapons-making plans boosted - Taipei Times
WEB6 hours ago · Taiwan’s participation in the US-led Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR) signaled a boost to the nation’s quest to produce arms under license or in conjunction with original manufacturers, an expert said. The group on Tuesday and Wednesday held its inaugural conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. High-ranking defense ...
Geothermal, hydropower in energy transition plan - Taipei Times
WEB6 hours ago · The nation’s “second energy transition” would focus on geothermal energy and small hydropower, with the first geothermal exploration to start this month, Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo (郭智輝) said yesterday. President William Lai (賴清德) on Thursday said in his Double Ten National Day address that the government would ...
Upgrade to make it easier to spot stealthy PRC craft
WEB6 hours ago · An FPS-117 radar is pictured in an undated photograph. The update would boost the radar’s ability to detect low-observability or stealthy targets and increase early warning time for joint air defense, interception and homeland defense operations, it said. The project also helps incentivize suppliers to keep the assembly lines for the legacy ...
Beijing using lawfare to weaken Taipei, source says
WEB6 hours ago · Beijing is increasingly using lawfare as a means of weakening Taiwan, a source said. Through lawfare, Beijing aims to define a legal basis for the annexation of Taiwan, employ long-arm jurisdiction, deter foreign involvement in Taiwan’s defense, facilitate the “internalization” of the Taiwan Strait and promote the misinterpretation of …
EDITORIAL: Fighting China’s anaconda strategy - Taipei Times
WEB6 hours ago · EDITORIAL: Fighting China’s anaconda strategy. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army is pressuring Taiwan using high intensity tactics to tire out Taiwanese forces and force them into making mistakes, The Economist cited Navy Commander Admiral Tang Hua (唐華) as saying in an interview published on Thursday last week.
Taiwan, US to deepen defense ties: report - Taipei Times
WEB6 days ago · The US Congress has passed bills supportive of Taiwan’s interests in the past few years, including assisting the nation in bolstering its self-defense capabilities against potential Chinese aggression as part of a global alliance of democracies, it said. Citing the US’ Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act, the report said that Washington is ...