Taiwan’s largest-ever Han Kuang military exercises are underway, with fighter jets redeploying to the east and ground forces ...

For Taiwan, the Israel-Iran conflict has become an unexpected case study in how to defend a democracy against a regional hegemon.

Three months on, the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff spree in April 2025 continue to reverberate across East Asia. The United States ...

“Taiwan’s military establishment is populated with the most reform-minded leadership since its transition to direct democratic elections in 1996,” Brookings Institution researchers wrote in September ...

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we are flagging some hurdles ahead of an EU summit in ...

Much like Ukraine’s unexpectedly resilient defence, Taipei wants Beijing to understand that a military conflict would not be ...

In response to escalating Chinese military pressure, Taiwan has kicked off its largest military exercise since 1984, showcasing advanced weaponry, joint-force coordination, and island defense ...

Four Abrams tanks were shown manoeuvring across a mud-choked army training ground in Hsinchu county, firing at moving and static targets ...

Amped-up drills and new U.S. tanks have added bite to President Lai Ching-te’s Taiwan-is-a-country lecture tour.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te watched live-fire drills with U.S.-made Abrams M1A2T tanks Thursday, as part of major annual ...

This year’s 10-day live-fire Han Kuang drills are the longest yet and follow the delivery of a range of new weaponry from ...