by Franci Tuschek, Staff Writer The Information, Communications, and Electronic Force Command (ICEFCOM) of Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has rejected China’s claims of cyberattacks on Chinese targets. ICEFCOM instead accused China of employing “gray zone” tactics to escalate tensions and threaten peace in the region. China’s Ministry of State Security alleged that a hacker…
In the last session of the Legislative Yuan, the compensation for the ban on logging for indigenous people was raised, and the relevant budget was doubled. However, the 114-year (2025) total budget prepared by the Executive Yuan was not included. After voting, the Kuomintang and the People’s Party supported Ciwas Ali’s proposal, and finally voted…
On 20/09, the Russia government released a list of countries and regions whose values are hostile to Russia, and Taiwan was included. The Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said today (22/09) that Taiwan and like-minded countries condemn Russia’s aggression and will continue to work with peace-loving democratic partners to support Ukraine’s resistance to authoritarianism…
by Mervin Vickery, Staff Writer The UN General Assembly’s Resolution 2758, adopted in 1971, recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the sole representative of China, but does not explicitly state that it has sovereignty over Taiwan. Despite this, Taiwan has been excluded from participating in various UN activities and events. A group of…
The logo of United States media “Defense News”United States media “Defense News” reported on 20/09 that United States is in the final stage of providing nearly US$567 million (about NT$18.13 billion) in military aid to Taiwan, which is the largest such aid plan to date. The Pentagon is also planning a third batch of aid…
Liu Shyh-fang, the Taiwan’s Minister of the Interior In order to promote land conservation, protect marine resources, and promote agricultural promotion and urban-rural development, and distinguish the degree of use control according to the nature of the land, the land planning law will replace the traditional land regional planning law after the competent authorities of…
In the constitutional review case of death penalty, the Taiwan’s Constitutional Court announced the verdict this afternoon (20th,Sept) that the death penalty is constitutional for homicide, forcible homicide, robbery homicide, and kidnapping for ransom homicide, but the application is restricted. Wang Xinfu and 37 other death row inmates believe that the death penalty violates the…
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung United States President Joe Biden announced in July 2023 that he would use the “Presidential Drawdown Authority” (PDA) to provide Taiwan with $345 million in armaments, but the US Department of Defense Supervision Department recently issued a report saying that some of the relevant equipment has expired ammunition, messy…
China’s Ministry of Finance announced this evening (18th,Sept) that because Taiwan has unilaterally adopted discriminatory prohibitions and restrictions on the export of mainland products, which has seriously hindered cross-strait economic and trade cooperation, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council of China announced that it will stop implementing the import tariff exemption policy for…
The Tainan District Prosecutors Office On 18th Sept., The Tainan District Prosecutors Office of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office announced that it had cracked the CCP’s plan of developing spys in Taiwan, and investigated and prosecuted 23 people, of whom 8 were active military personnel, covering the army, navy, air force, and coast guard, and…