New US weapons for Taiwan could be approved after Trump's China trip, sources sayA significant US arms deal for Taiwan, valued at 14 billion dollars, is nearing President Donald Trump's approval. This package includes ad...
13 Mar, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
'Nobody is safe': China's Xi targets his close ally in purgeChina's President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign has reached his closest allies. Top general Zhang Youxia is now under investigation...
26 Jan, 2026, 03.41 PM IST
US confirms sale of $700 million air defence missile system to TaiwanOn Monday, the Pentagon said the company was given a firm fixed-price contract for procurement of the NASAMS units, with work estimated to ...
19 Nov, 2025, 09.16 AM IST
Taiwan's president downplays tariff tensions with the US as 'frictions between friends'Amidst ongoing trade negotiations with the U.S., Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has downplayed tariff tensions as mere "frictions between ...
20 May, 2025, 12.50 PM IST
Taiwan to purchase over 1,000 additional Stinger missiles amid increased Chinese threatThe Taiwanese Ministry of National Defence plans to purchase over 1,000 additional Stinger missiles from the US, aiming to enhance its defe...
02 Sep, 2024, 08.05 AM IST
China appoints Dong Jun as new defence minister: State mediaThe appointment by Chinese lawmakers comes as President Xi Jinping upgrades the military as part of his push to make China a dominant world...
29 Dec, 2023, 04.39 PM IST
Taiwan, S.China Sea loom as dangers despite revived US-China military dialogueChinese analysts believe that the resumption of military talks between the US and China could help in easing tensions but problems between ...
22 Dec, 2023, 05.02 PM IST
US approves around USD 330 million arms package sale to TaiwanThe US Department of Defence's Defence Security Cooperation Agency, on Thursday, approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for an estimated ...
30 Jun, 2023, 02.06 PM IST
China expresses "resolute opposition" to U.S. defense act - statementIt charged that the $858 billion military spending measure, which authorised up to $10 billion in security assistance and fast-tracked weap...
24 Dec, 2022, 12.09 PM IST
U.S. Senate passes record $858 billion defense act, sending bill to BidenTaiwan's defense ministry expressed its gratitude for the support, saying the planned measures will help the island's military preparedness...
16 Dec, 2022, 10.37 AM IST
China plans sanctions on CEOs of Boeing Defense, Raytheon over Taiwan salesThe sanctions on Boeing Defense, Space, and Security CEO Ted Colbert and Raytheon Technologies Corp boss Gregory Hayes are in response to t...
16 Sep, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
Taiwan leader cites threat of Chinese 'cognitive warfare'Experts have warned that China has made substantial inroads within Taiwanese mass media and could plant false narratives in social media an...
06 Sep, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
Japan plans to develop longer-range missiles to counter China, RussiaThe procurement plan unveiled in the Ministry of Defence's annual budget request represents a clear departure from a decades-long range lim...
31 Aug, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
US Congress includes $300 million for Ukraine, addresses China in massive defense billThe fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, authorizes $770 billion in military spending, including provisions such as a 2...
08 Dec, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Japan sees China-Taiwan friction as threat to its securityOn April 17, Kishi visited Yonaguni, the nearest Japanese island to Taiwan and network FNN reported him as saying days later at a ruling pa...
25 Jun, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
Taiwan to protect sovereignty with new submarines amid China tensionsTaiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has been for years working to revamp its submarine force, some of which date back to World...
24 Nov, 2020, 11.40 AM IST
China demands US cancel $330m arms deal with TaiwanChina views self-ruling Taiwan, an island which has been independent since 1950, as a rebel region that must be reunited with the mainland,...
26 Sep, 2018, 08.46 AM IST