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A China Coast Guard vessel in 2017. Taiwan says it is facing a stepped-up pressure campaign by Beijing, including in the waters around the island where China's military and coast guard operate daily.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
Taiwan probes organized crime links to China’s ‘transnational repression’
Taipei has complained that Beijing is using various underhanded methods to target Taiwanese nationals viewed as politically suspect.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Busan, South Korea, in October last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
China’s Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 agreement
In return, Beijing is offering help to put pressure on Iran as the U.S.-led war in the Middle East drags on.
M60A3 tanks fire during a live-fire drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Penghu, Taiwan, on Aug. 10
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 28, 2026
On islands key to Taiwan’s defense, troops prepare for a Chinese first strike
For Taiwan, holding Penghu — a strategic cluster of 90 islands and islets — would allow its forces to resist a Chinese invasion fleet heading toward the territory’s main island.
M60A3 tanks fire during a live-fire drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Penghu, Taiwan, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2026
Taiwan ‘throttles’ mobile internet for first time during annual war games
The island simulated communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack or ?natural disaster.
Taiwan military personnel conduct a live-fire exercise on Zhongfu Beach as part of annual Han Kuang military exercise in New Taipei City on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2026
Taiwan launches major war games to test command flexibility
Officials say the drills will see how commanders can fight when enemy movements defy expectations, while also temporarily limiting internet access for the first time.
A Chinese Luyang III class warship sails near the U.S. destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, as seen from the deck of U.S. destroyer, in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023. China has stepped up military pressure around the island.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Taiwan minister says close ties with U.S. Pacific Command boost defense readiness
The United States is Taiwan’s most important international backer and arms supplier, ?despite a lack ?of formal diplomatic ties.
Taiwan is beefing up preparedness as China steps up?military pressure around the island.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2026
Taiwan to slow mobile internet in civil defense drills as China threat grows
The 30-minute slowdown will test how citizens would communicate if bandwidth became scarce in emergencies ranging from disasters to a Chinese invasion.
People portraying injured workers wait for medical treatment during a so-called resilience drill at a critical infrastructure facility in Keelung, Taiwan, on April 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2026
Inside Taiwan’s nightmare scenario: Chinese blockade, earthquake, sabotage and invasion
It was a nightmare scenario for Taiwan: a Chinese blockade, a strong earthquake seized on by Beijing to sow chaos, hijacked television broadcasts, sabotaged infrastructure, a run on banks, civil unrest — and then a full-scale invasion.
Yeh Chin-sheng, first mate of Taiwan Coast Guard vessel CG1005, at a temple in Penghu, Taiwan, on June 8
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2026
Facing China, one Taiwan Coast Guard officer draws strength from the gods
Off duty, Yeh Chih-sheng is an assistant priest. On duty, he is part of Taipei’s maritime front line as China asserts its claim ?of sovereignty over the island.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaks during a briefing at the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club in Taipei.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2026
Taiwan not ‘provoking’ China and hopes new U.S. arms sale package can be approved soon, president says
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te reiterated his desire for talks based on “parity and respect” with China, but said Taiwan had a right to protect ?its interests.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers an address on the second anniversary of his taking office at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 20, 2026
If they spoke, Taiwan president would tell Trump China was undermining stability
A conversation between the two ?presidents has not taken place since Washington shifted diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taipei in 1979.
A giant screen broadcasts news showing Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands with Cheng Li-wun, chairperson of Kuomintang, Taiwan's largest opposition party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 17, 2026
China’s information war turns Taiwan’s own voices against it
Taiwan’s defense ministry said it is countering a massive increase in Chinese “cognitive warfare.”
Taiwan’s Defense Minister Wellington Koo at an event in Taipei in September last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2026
Taiwan defense minister rejects opposition’s cut?price budget and U.S. arms deadline
Taiwan has faced pressure from the United States to sharply raise defense spending.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te holds a news conference at the Presidential Office in Taipei in November.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 12, 2026
Venezuela-style strike on Taiwan’s leader could prove tricky for China
Taiwan has prepared for years against a “decapitation operation,” has extensive defenses and radar, and would likely receive support from the U.S. in the event of a conflict.
The average number of daily Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan in 2025 jumped 113% from 2023, when Taiwan’s security bureau first began publishing ?such data.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2026
Chinese cyberattacks on Taiwan infrastructure averaged 2.6 million a day in 2025, report says
Taiwan has ?in recent ?years complained about what it sees as China’s “hybrid warfare” as Beijing ramps up military and political pressure on Taipei.
Taiwanese Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu poses for a photo during an interview with The Japan Times in Taipei in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 11, 2025
Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister made secret trip to Israel
It was unclear if Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu touched upon Taiwan’s new multilayered air defense system, which is partly modeled on Israel’s air-defense system.
A Chinese warship participates in joint Navy exercise of Iran, China and Russia in the Gulf of Oman, Iran, on March 12.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2025
China massing military ships across region in show of maritime force, sources say
The country is in the middle of a traditionally busy season for military exercises, though its army hasn’t made announcements of large-scale officially named drills.
A giant screen in Beijing shows news footage of military drills conducted in the Taiwan Strait in 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 27, 2025
New Zealand navy ship made rare transit through Taiwan Strait this month
China claims the strait, a major trade route through which about half of global container ships pass, is under its jurisdiction, while others say it’s an international waterway.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s fabrication plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Under a possible new arrangement, Taiwanese companies, including TSMC, would send new capital and workers to expand their U.S. operations and train U.S. workers.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2025
Trump team negotiating Taiwan deal that could train U.S. workers, sources say
Trump has previously said some skilled foreign workers may be necessary to train Americans in state-of-the-art factories.
The book cover of Taiwan's civil defense handbook at a printing house in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Friday
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 18, 2025
Taiwan to give security handbook to all households as China threat rises
The handbook includes for the first time instructions on what to do if citizens encounter enemy soldiers and states any claims of Taiwan’s surrender should be considered false.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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