AS tensions between historic foes China and Japan explode over Taiwan, Beijing has warned the world that it is ready for war. Amid an escalating war of words sparked by Tokyo’s comments on ...
Han Kuang 2025 shows that Taiwan can rehearse joint warfighting and whole-of-society defense, but as someone who has worn the ...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks started a major row with Beijing and shone a fresh spotlight on Japan’s ...
ON Nov. 7, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told her country’s legislature that if China attacked Taiwan, it could be ...
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has promised to speed up construction of the T-Dome to create "a safety net" for Taiwan and ...
When President Xi spoke on the phone with Donald Trump this week, he again pressed the case for Taiwan to be returned to ...
Ukraine war and Kashmir conflict highlight 'broad stage' for firms to meet demand for affordable and reliable equipment, ...
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Batanes: Our country’s Kinmen Island

FEW Filipinos are familiar with the historical, strategic and military significance of Kinmen Island to the Taiwanese people.
A former US defense official under former US president Joe Biden has voiced support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for her remarks suggesting that Japan could help defend Taiwan, while ...
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." ...
In the past few decades, defence spending of Beijing has risen steadily in absolute terms that it has transformed its military from a regional force into ...
The J-20 fighter jet’s enormous range and endurance give it the ability to strike at targets far away from China’s ...