The pager used by members of the Lebanon Allah Party, including fighters and medical staff, exploded in more than Lebanon places on 17th Sept., and the pager was accused of coming from the Taiwan Gold Apollo company. On 18th, Sept., The Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said that Taiwan did not directly export the…
by Jake Sanders, Editor Reports from senior Lebanese security sources suggest that Israel’s Mossad spy agency inserted a small amount of explosives into 5,000 pagers with parts supplied to a company called BAC Consulting by Taiwan and assembled in Hungary. Pagers were ordered by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah five months prior to Tuesday’s explosions….
Richard Bush, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan by Dave Chamberlain, Staff Writer Richard Bush, former chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan and non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank, highlighted China’s military threats and non-military coercion against Taiwan are challenges to the security partnership between the United…
5th Tactical Mixed Wing demonstrated the missile installation operations of F16V fighters. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced its latest arms sales to Taiwan on 16th Sept, an “Air Force spare parts Repair and Return” case with a total price of US$228 million (approximately NT$7.26 billion) to support Taiwan’s modernization of its military…
the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office In the case of the Core Pacific City (京華城), the media reported that “key flash drives were found” and “safe deposit boxes were seized”, which caused suspicions of leakage. On the 9th, the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office (TPC, 台北地檢署) investigated the case separately and successively summoned reporters from weekly magazines…
The Netherlands parliament recently passed a motion rejecting China’s distortion of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 2758, and the Chinese embassy in Netherlands called on the Netherlands to abide by the one-China principle, accusing the motion of distory (ting the UNGA resolution. The Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs severely condemned China’s means of…
Raymond Greene, Director of AIT by Jake Sanders, Editor Taiwan is strengthening its national defense and disaster preparedness measures by forming a defense committee. The committee will work with local organizations, government agencies, and national defense authorities to develop a comprehensive security strategy. The committee will focus on disaster prevention, response, and resilience, as well…
by Jake Sanders, Editor The Chinese military has stated that the passage of two German Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Friday has heightened security risks in the region. Beijing’s Foreign Ministry accused Germany of provoking tensions and breaching the One-China policy. Taiwan has been self-governing since 1949, following the Nationalist forces’ retreat to…
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary David Lammy and United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken launched the “UK-US Strategic Dialogue” in London on the 10th, and the joint statement issued by the two sides on 14th Sept. reaffirmed that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are indispensable for the security and prosperity of the international…
SEAL Team 6, the secret U.S. Navy special forces unit that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, is training for a mission to support Taiwan in case of a Chinese invasion, according to people familiar with the preparations. The Navy’s elite special forces, tasked with the service’s most delicate and difficult missions, have been planning…