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73% of Americans worried about Chinese invasion of Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An annual survey carried out by the Ronald Reagan Institute found that a high percentage of Americans are concerned about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, support boosting th...

Taiwan to send 114 troops to US for training on HIMARS, Abrams tanks

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Taiwan News) — Taiwan will send more than 114 soldiers to the U.S. next year to undergo training on the high-mobility-artillery-rocket systems and M1A2T Abrams tanks. In 2024,...

Tsai says China unlikely to invade Taiwan amid internal struggles

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that China is unlikely to invade Taiwan in the near term due to internal struggles in an interview with the New York Times. The DealBo...

US to deploy new missiles in Asia-Pacific to deter Chinese invasion of Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. military is reportedly planning on deploying new land-based intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region to deter China from invading Taiwan. Over th...

War with China is not an option, Taiwan ruling party VP candidate says

TAIPEI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The vice presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party in a January election said on Thursday that war with China is not an option, pointing to cross-strait communica...

9% of Taiwanese trust China, 65% think US will defend Taiwan: Poll

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The latest poll results on Monday (Nov. 20) by Academia Sinica showed less than 10% of Taiwanese consider China credible, while more than 65% believe in the U.S.'s com...

US lawmakers call for US$2 billion more in arms for Taiwan after Xi threats

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Republican members of the House China Select Committee on Sunday (Nov. 19) sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate and House to provide Taiwan with US$2 billion (NT$62....

Austin says Biden-Xi summit will not impact US arms sales to Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday (Nov. 16) reiterated Washington’s commitment to providing weapons to Taiwan and said that the latest summit between P...

Taiwan's new Ching Tien missiles can hit north of Beijing

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Air Force has reportedly started taking deliveries of the Ching Tien (擎天) supersonic cruise missile, which has a range of 2,000 km, putting Beijing well within the mis...

US House committee demands China end military ops in Taiwan's ADIZ

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A U.S. House of Representatives committee on China on Thursday (Nov. 9) put forward 10 demands they are requesting President Biden make when he meets with Chinese leader X...

Chinese invasion of Taiwan would require far more materiel than D-Day landings

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chinese military studies suggest the logistical effort needed to launch an invasion of Taiwan would surpass the scale of the Allied Normandy landings in 1944, leading to s...

Defense ministry confirms New Taipei Naval base hardened against nuclear electromagnetic pulse attack

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Ministry of National Defense (MND) has confirmed the Navy has hardened bases against a High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) attack but denied that a new base had...

Congressmen say 'time running out' on US Navy weapons sales to Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Two key congressmen on Wednesday (Oct. 25) sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of the Navy to speed up the sales of weapons needed by Taiwan as "time is running out&q...

Pentagon reports on China's nukes, increasing pressure on Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — According to the Pentagon's latest report on China's military power, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) currently has over 500 operational nuclear warheads and...

Biden planning additional aid for Taiwan in US$100 billion package

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The White House is reportedly planning on including aid for Taiwan in a US$100 billion (NT$3.23 trillion) supplemental funding request designed to boost Ukraine and Israel...