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Taiwan seizes unregistered Chinese refuelling boat

Mar 23, 2025 (AFP)

The incident happened on Sunday off the northwest coast near the cities of Taoyuan and Hsinchu, south of the capital Taipei, the coast guard said. The boat igno...

Taiwan's existential battle against Chinese spies

Mar 21, 2025 (AFP)

While Beijing and Taipei have been spying on each other for years, experts told AFP that espionage posed a bigger threat to Taiwan due to the risk of a Chinese ...

Taiwan announces pay rises for the military; Fights existential battle with Chinese spies

Mar 21, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring the self-ruled island under control. It regularly deploys fig...

Taiwan's annual war games to simulate 2027 China attack

Mar 19, 2025 (AFP)

China insists self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to seize the island by force. Officials in the United States -- Taipei's main backer...

Taiwan says detects 59 Chinese aircraft around island

Mar 18, 2025 (AFP)

China insists democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to bring the island under its control. Beijing has ramped up the deploy...

Taiwan probes two Chinese influencers over 'unification' comments

Mar 18, 2025 (AFP)

The latest probes came as Taipei warns of deepening Chinese infiltration of the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims as part of its territory and has threate...

Taiwanese president calls for 'proactive measures' against increased Chinese threat

Mar 14, 2025 (UPI)

During a press conference Thursday following a high-level security meeting, Lai outlined 17 major strategies to protect Taiwan against China's threats. "We have...

Taiwan plans to reinstate military judges for China spy cases

Mar 13, 2025 (AFP)

The number of people prosecuted for spying for Beijing has risen sharply, with retired and serving members of Taiwan's military the main targets of Chinese infi...

Taiwan premier says hiking defence budget to 10% of GDP 'impossible'

Mar 12, 2025 (AFP)

Taiwan is a potential flashpoint for a war between China and the United States, which is the island's most important backer and biggest arms supplier. Beijing c...

China army says will tighten 'noose' around Taiwan if separatism escalates

Mar 09, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing considers the self-ruled island of Taiwan to be part of its territory and has not ruled out using military force to claim it. China has increased pressu...

Taiwan says US will 'not abandon' Asia-Pacific region

Mar 04, 2025 (AFP)

Taiwan faces the constant threat of an invasion by China, which claims the island as part of its territory, and Taipei is heavily reliant on Washington for its ...

China says drills near Taiwan 'routine training', rejects 'hype'

Feb 27, 2025 (AFP)

China insists democratic Taiwan is part of its territory, and has increased the deployment of fighter jets and naval vessels around the island in recent years t...

Chinese military crosses Taiwan Strait median line without warning for 'shooting training'

Feb 26, 2025 (UPI)

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on X that a total of 32 Chinese military aircraft were spotted as Taiwan monitored the drill. "Out of which, 22 crossed the media...

Taiwan says detains Chinese-crewed ship after subsea cable cut

Feb 25, 2025 (AFP)

It is the latest in a series of Taiwanese undersea cable breakages, with previous incidents blamed on natural causes or Chinese ships. Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom...

Taiwan security chief says Trump's support for island 'very strong'

Feb 20, 2025 (AFP)

The United States is Taiwan's most important backer and biggest arms supplier, but Trump's recent warnings of chip taxes and criticisms of Taipei have raised co...

Japan to allow Taiwan as place of origin in family registry

Feb 18, 2025 (AFP)

When a Japanese citizen marries someone from overseas, the spouse's nationality and name are recorded in the registry system that local governments must maintai...

China condemns US after 'Taiwan independence' cut from govt site

Feb 17, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing views Taiwan as part of its territory and has refused to rule out using force to unify with the self-ruled island one day. The United States does not di...

Canadian warship in Taiwan Strait 'undermines peace', says China

Feb 17, 2025 (AFP)

Beijing views self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory and claims jurisdiction over the body of water that separates the island from the Chinese mainland. The...

Taiwan military training jet crashes, pilot rescued

Feb 15, 2025 (AFP)

The Brave Eagle went down after taking off from Chih Hang Air Base in southern Taitung county at 8:40 am (0040 GMT), the air force said in a statement. The pilo...

Taiwan air force grounds training jets after crash

Feb 15, 2025 (AFP)

The locally-made Brave Eagle went down after taking off from Chih Hang Air Base in southern Taitung county at 8:40 am, the air force said in a statement. The pi...