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Enhancing Maritime Security: Closer Cooperation Between Taiwan Coast Guard and Navy with the Philippines Navy

editor5 months ago08 mins

by Edgardo Castro, Associate Editor As maritime security concerns escalate in the Asia-Pacific region, the need for enhanced cooperation between regional naval forces becomes increasingly critical. Taiwan, situated just a short distance from the Philippines, shares not only a geographical proximity but also common interests in maintaining peace and stability in the surrounding waters. Given…

the Straits Exchange Foundation‘s budget will increase to TW$259.57 million

editor5 months ago04 mins

In its 2025-year budget, the ROC’s Mainland Affairs Council has significantly increased its donations to the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), from TW$184.355 million last year to TW$259.57 million, an increase of 40.80%. Hsu, Yu-Chen (許宇甄), the Kuomintang’s legislator pointed out that, it is necessary to face squarely the current deadlock between the two sides of…

Taiwan has planned to build 7 new-type submarines

editor5 months ago05 mins

Taiwan’s Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) said during his visit to Taiwan’s China Ship Building Corporation, (CSBC) yesterday (06/09) that the submarine plan and budget have been approved a few days ago, and a total of seven new-type submarines have been planned to be built. Yesterday, Cho Jung-tai accompanied by Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai （陳其邁）, DPP Legislators Lai Jui-Lung…

Taiwan‘s national security Analysis: PRC adopted a two-handed Geopolitical strategy

editor5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

According to the analysis of Taiwan’s national security Bureau (NSB) which is reported by Taiwan media, China has adopted a two-handed strategy in the context of strategic competition with Western countries led by United States and internal economic deterioration, playing the role of a peacemaker on the one hand, and aggressiveness on the other hand,…

China jails Taiwanese activist for nine years

editor5 months ago04 mins

Yang Chih-yuan (楊智淵), vice chairman of Taiwan’s National Party (台灣民族黨), was arrested by authorities in China in August 2022 and detained than two years, and it was a news that he was sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of “separatism” recently. The ROC‘s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said that both the government and…

CCP‘s Army conducted an amphibious landing exercise in Fujian

editor5 months ago03 mins

The Ministry of National Defense said that since 03/09, it has successively obtained various types of fighter aircrafts, helicopters and unmanned aircraft of the Mainland China, and cooperated with the ground force of amphibious ships and roll-on/roll-off ships(RORO) to engage in joint landing practice in the waters near Dacheng Bay in Dongshan, Fujian (福建東山大埕灣). It is…

Ex-Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je detained after court ruling

editor5 months ago05 mins

The case of Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party, was searched and interviewed by the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office (TPC, 台北地檢署) and detained for the the Core Pacific City (京華城) case when he was mayor of Taipei. The Taipei District Court ruled in the early morning of the 02/09 that it was…

Taiwan challenges UN resolution 2758

editor5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan by Jake Sanders, Editor Taiwan plans to request that the international community intervene to prevent China from misinterpreting UN Resolution 2758 during the upcoming UN General Assembly, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) statement yesterday. The ministry shared these details at a press conference in Taipei, outlining its…

PIF forum controversy over Taiwan

editor5 months ago5 months ago04 mins

by Richard Sanders. Staff Writer The 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) has altered its final communique to remove a reference to Taiwan, after a senior Chinese diplomat publicly criticized the document. Organizers have blamed the wording on an error. The group of 18 island nations, along with Australia and New Zealand, convened in Tonga last…

Taiwan’s Premier met Keith Krach, the chairman of USTBC [卓榮泰與柯拉克會面]

editor5 months ago5 months ago06 mins

Taiwan’s premier, the president of Executive Yuan Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) received a delegation of Keith Krach, chairman the The US-Taiwan Business Council (USTBC) this afternoon (4 Sept). Cho said that Taiwan-US trade has developed in full swing, and major science and technology factories such as Taiwan Semiconductor Power have also invested in the United States,…