Captain Hsieh Pei-hsün (謝沛勳), a pilot officer, piloted a Dassault Mirage-2000 fighter aircraft yesterday (10th Sept) evening to carry out a night flight training crash into the sea, and the pilot were successfully ejected, and after being rescued by the coast guard ship, he went ashore in Taichung Port in the early morning of today…
In order to ensure the safety of the barracks, military exercises and combat readiness, the Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has promoted the “draft regulations and orders supporting the regulations on the security maintenance of military barracks”, and will officially announce them on the Internet on 10/09. The MND stressed that the relevant supporting…
The Taiwan House of Representatives passed the “Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act” on 09/09 which aims to deter China’s aggression against Taiwan by exposing the assets of China’s top leaders around the world, cutting off their and their families’ rights to use the United States financial system, freezing assets, and other measures. The United States Congress…
The Taiwan-built submarine “Narwhal” is currently undergoing the Harbour Acceptance Trial (HAT), but it has recently been reported that there are still more than 70 deficiencies to be improved and need to be retested, which will also affect the subsequent Sea Acceptance Test (SAT), which may even be postponed to the first quarter of next…
Spokesperson of Chinese Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning Two German warships are reported to have crossed the Taiwan Strait in mid-September, that’s the first German naval ship to cross the Taiwan Strait in 22 years. In this regard. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today (9th Sept) that it resolutely opposes the provocation of relevant…
Ko Wen-je（柯文哲）, former mayor of Taipei City and chairman of the Taiwan People’s Party, was detained with incommunicado by the Taipei District Court because of the Core Pacific City case （京華城）. The People’s Party held a rally on Jinan Road next to the Legislative Yuan this evening, to support Ko Wen-je and to shout that…
Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman of Russia Foreign Ministry Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) said in an exclusive interview with TV on Sunday (01/09) that if China wants to safeguard its territorial sovereignty, it should recover the land occupied by Russia, refuting China’s statement that “recovering Taiwan is to safeguard territorial sovereignty”. The UK’s newspaper “Guardian” pointed…
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…
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’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…