What’s behind the KMT’s internal splits over Taiwanese defence spending?
The party is facing growing pressure from the United States over its response to a proposed NT$1.25 trillion…
AIT head urges passage of ‘comprehensive’ defense budget
By Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEI American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Raymond Greene today pressed the opposition-majority…
US presses Taiwan parliament to pass ‘comprehensive’ defence budget
TAIPEI, April 27 (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan on Monday pressed the island’s opposition-majority parliament…
Taiwan’s defence ministry slams TPP’s ‘unworkable’ military spending plan
Taiwan’s defence ministry on Tuesday pushed back against an opposition party proposal to cut a planned NT$1.25 trillion…
Chances of all-out war over Taiwan are ‘slim’, says US envoy
The prospects of an all-out war over Taiwan are “slim” because of Taipei’s military reforms and US military…