By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, March 14 (Reuters) - Taiwan can well afford a $40 billion special defence budget given its booming ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build an air defense system with high-level detection and ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan aims to complete its multi-layer, multi-missile “T-Dome” air defense network by next year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te announced a $40 billion budget for arms purchases on Wednesday. The plans include building an air ...

Expensive missiles cannot stop large waves of rockets and drones in an armed conflict, officials on the self-ruled island warn Lessons from the wars in Iran and Ukraine are pushing Taipei to rethink ...

TAIPEI, March 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan on Sunday reported the return of large-scale Chinese air force activities around the ...

As the Taiwanese legislature continues to debate the merits of a major defense spending bill by the Democratic Progressive Party (DDP). Taiwan must be aware that it risks being viewed by the West as ...

For years, the U.S. has been urging Taiwan to increase defense spending amid mounting threats from an increasingly capable China hell-bent on “unification.” Nevertheless, this month Taiwanese ...

BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry announced sanctions on Friday targeting 10 individuals and 20 U.S. defense firms, including Boeing’s St. Louis branch, over arms sales to Taiwan. The measures freeze ...

Over the past few years, the Trump administration has sought to pressure Taiwan to increase defense spending. At times, Trump or members of his administration, such as United States Under Secretary of ...