A BRAND new Chinese aircraft carrier has strengthened Xi Jinping’s hand just as a row has erupted over the future of Taiwan.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has promised to speed up construction of the T-Dome to create "a safety net" for Taiwan and ...

Taiwan will introduce a $40-billion supplementary defence budget to underscore its determination to defend itself in the face ...

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Friday promoted a U.S.-educated senior security official as a new vice defence minister to help oversee military reforms and as the government pushes $40 billion in ...

Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if ...

Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office warns against foreign interference in island as Taipei announces new defence spending.

President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms ...

Taiwan intends to purchase parts of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet, C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and Indigenous ...

Taiwan's government has proposed $40 billion in extra defence spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multi-layered air defence system dubbed "T-Dome." ...

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has unveiled a special $40B defense budget over the next eight years, following U.S. pressure ...

The New Zealand navy's largest ship, the oiler HMNZS Aotearoa, made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait ...

While China has warned of serious consequences and may impose sanctions, the US frames the sale as a necessary sustainment ...