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 interception capabilities ...

The budget will be allocated over eight years as part of the island's strategy to deter a China's threats of invasion ...

Chang Hsien-yi, one of Taiwan's most senior nuclear engineers, was an informant for the CIA. - Courtesy Chang Hsien-yi In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the ...

Lawmakers in both parties have joined forces in a new push to speed up weapons deliveries to Taiwan as the island nation suffers from a years-long, $19 billion backlog of U.S. systems. But the move ...

Taiwan plans to buy its first weapons for a major air-defense system announced less than two months ago, underscoring ...

When asked about the reported arms purchase, Taiwan’s Defence Minister said he would not comment yet on “specific cases”.

A bipartisan congressional delegation has sought to ease concerns in Taiwan about a backlog in the weapons the island has ordered from the United States. “We are moving forward on those weapons ...

ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10062, East China Sea (Reuters) - Taiwanese coast guard commander Lin Chie-ming is on the frontline of a new type of warfare that China is waging against Taiwan ...

Taiwan’s nuclear ambitions In 1964, just 15 years after the Chinese civil war ended with communist victory, leaving Chiang Kai-shek’s nationalists controlling only Taiwan, Beijing successfully tested ...

Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — In January 1988, one of Taiwan’s most senior nuclear engineers defected to the United States after passing crucial intelligence on a top-secret program that would alter the ...