But Erikson adds that China has not yet built, “let alone integrated operationally and trained with” the many smaller vessels needed to carry an invasion force across the Taiwan Strait.

They have allowed a permanent crisis to exist in Scotland’s hospitals and frontline social care services.” These are extreme cases and doubtless would be problematic even if delayed discharges ...

But as construction drags on, questions are mounting about Tokyo’s ability to bolster its defences against the looming spectre of a Taiwan crisis. The airbase is now expected to be operational ...

For Taiwan, the deeper sense of identity and difference will mean that almost all Taiwanese will see themselves as different to the residents of China across the Strait. They will continue to ...

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Taichung is located in the west of Taiwan, facing the 110-mile-wide Taiwan Strait that separates the island and China. The female officer was carrying out checks on an Indigenous Defense Fighter ...

Although the KMT advocates for closer ties across the Taiwan Strait, it denies being pro-Beijing and has previously pledged to support increased defence spending. But opposition lawmakers attacked ...

The foundational, bilateral US-China text, the 1972 Shanghai Communiqué, states: “The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one ...

So, to the possibility of conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Some experts have suggested an attack on Taiwan is imminent and it could happen between 2027 and 2030. You seem less convinced by that ...

Taiwan's machine tool industry experienced unprecedented challenges in 2024, presenting a stark contrast to the thriving semiconductor and ICT sectors. Industry leaders have intensified their ...