During a 5 September visit to Taiwan, the Prime Minister of the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, Kausea Natano, declared that Tuvalu will continue to “stand firm” with Taiwan. Tuvalu… Continue reading "Tuvalu Promises to Stand with Taiwan Against China"
The United States Department of Defense’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the Department of State has approved three military sales to Taiwan, totaling $1.1 billion, and has notified… Continue reading "Sale of US Missiles to Taiwan Approved by State Department"
Taiwan’s military announced on Thursday that troops on Kinmen had shot down a civilian drone believed to have been flown from China earlier that day, the first time such a… Continue reading "Taiwanese Troops On Kinmen Shoot Down Civilian Chinese Drone For First Time"
This Wednesday, Taiwanese Parliament member Wang Ting-yu announced that on August 24 the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense signed a contract worth NT$16.88 billion for the purchase of four MQ-9B… Continue reading "Taiwan Confirms Purchase of MQ-9 SeaGuardians"
The Nauru Police Forces Maritime Unit began local testing of its two new patrol boats on 31 August, nearly three months after their scheduled arrival in the country. The Republic… Continue reading "Nauru Receives Taiwanese Donated Patrol Boats"
The Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan announced on Sunday that troops are are to begin shooting down intruding Chinese drones if they do not respond to and comply with… Continue reading "Taiwan to Start Shooting Down Intruding Chinese Drones"
On 25 August, at 1610 Taipei time, Taiwanese news reporter Tingting Liu reported a U.S. Army UC-35A transport aircraft arriving in Taipei later that night, after the previous high-profile visit… Continue reading "Senator Blackburn Arrives in Taiwan, Talks with President Tsai"
On August 24, footage of Taiwanese troops of the Dadan Defense Unit, on the islands of Kinmen, throwing rocks at a recording drone surfaced on Chinese social media site Weibo.… Continue reading "Chinese Drone Buzzes Kinmen Island, Territory of Taiwan"
On the afternoon of 8 August, the Ministry of National Defense of Taiwan held a press conference addressing the recent military exercises conducted by the Chinese military in response to… Continue reading "Taiwan Holds Press Conference On Chinese Military Exercises"
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen condemned a series of live-fire ballistic missile drills conducted by the People’s Liberation Army on Thursday as “irresponsible”, saying that the “deliberate” acts presented an “unprecedented”… Continue reading "Taiwanese President: Chinese Live-Fire Ballistic Missile Drills “Irresponsible”"