Taiwan News
Taiwan is under siege but not short of security options
Given a potentially distracted US, China may be plotting a takeover of the island that it considers a rebel province. Taipei must do what it can. Passing its long delayed defence budget, for example.
3 min read17 Apr 2025China is ready to blockade Taiwan. Here’s how.
China’s military, in increasingly complex exercises, have encircled Taiwan and simulated blockades.
6 min read24 Mar 2025TSMC can’t make Intel great again: There’s nothing inside such a chip deal
Can US coercion forge a deal across the Pacific that doesn’t make business sense? While the Trump administration pushes the idea, don’t bet on Taiwan’s top semiconductor manufacturer tying up with US-based Intel.
4 min read23 Feb 2025Mint Quick Edit | Beijing shouldn’t push the world into a Taiwan crisis
Xi Jinping’s utterances on unifying Taiwan with China assume a darker tone in the context of an imminent power shift in the US. Every rising power must act responsibly and respect the liberties of others.
1 min read2 Jan 2025Taiwan is getting its US weaponry—but years behind schedule
The five-year wait for the arrival of 38 Abrams tanks to Taiwan highlights the strains on U.S. industrial capacity as concerns grow over China.
5 min read20 Dec 2024China stages largest show of force in decades after US visit by Taiwan’s Lai
Taiwanese authorities said they were seeing “major elements of a military drill” over a vast expanse of air and sea.
5 min read10 Dec 2024China is using an “anaconda strategy” to squeeze Taiwan
Taiwan’s navy commander warns that his forces are increasingly strained
3 min read6 Dec 2024Beijing has picked off Taiwan’s remaining allies. Taiwan is fighting back.
President Lai Ching-te talked to House Speaker Mike Johnson in Guam while en route to Palau, the last of Taiwan’s three Pacific-nation allies.
6 min read5 Dec 2024Taiwan’s Lai signals hope for continued US support under Trump
During his visit to the US, Taiwan’s president appeared to respond to some of the criticisms Trump has directed at the country.
3 min read2 Dec 2024As Beijing threatens, Taiwan looks nervously at Trump
The president-elect pressed Taiwan during his campaign to spend significantly more to defend against the growing threat of attack by China. Some in Taiwan say it can’t afford to spend what Donald Trump demands.
1 min read18 Nov 2024Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared