Japan’s Ministry of Defense plans to expand a two-year-old army base on Ishigaki Island, near Taiwan, as part of efforts to ...
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force already has land-based anti-ship missile units on Kyushu, and potential deployment sites ...
The US can also signal Taiwan by making its military relations with Japan more visible to Taiwan, and by rapidly expanding its military industrial base. Simply demanding that Taiwan spend more, ...
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te took a major step forward on Feb. 14 when he publicly committed to raising Taiwan’s defense spending from 2.45 percent to 3 percent of GDP in 2025 through a special ...
Taiwanese conscripts take part in a live-fire exercise featuring the Taiwan-made Kestrel Rocket launcher, at a military base in Tainan, Taiwan, in Nov. 2024. Anadolu via Getty Images “These ...
Taiwan disbanded the military court system after the death of ... excessively as punishment for taking a smartphone onto his base -- just days before the end of his compulsory year-long military ...
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No, The First Island Chain Isn’t Lost
Arguing that Taiwan and, by extension, the First Island Chain is lost due to robust Chinese A2/AD capabilities ...
China has built up economic and military ties across the Indian Ocean. The region holds 40% of the world’s offshore oil and ...
TAIPEI: China has lashed out at accusations it is endangering maritime safety made by top diplomats from the Group of 7 ...
TAIPEI (Taiwan News ... of one-year conscripts completed their mandatory military service in January. The soldiers underwent four progressive training phases: enlistment, garrison training, base ...