Taipei: U.S. experts have voiced their support in recent days for Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s approach to protecting Taiwan in the face of China’s annexation threat. According to Focus Taiwan, John Dotson, deputy director of the Global Taiwan Institute, stated that Lai’s assertion that China seeks to annex Taiwan is

Taipei: The Executive Yuan plans to discuss further details about reinstating the military trial system next month, amid an increase of espionage cases involving active-duty servicemen, Cabinet spokesperson Michelle Lee announced Thursday. At a press briefing, Lee revealed that Premier Cho Jung-tai would convene a Cabinet meeting in early April

Taipei: Taiwan will send an agricultural mission to the United States this September as part of the government’s efforts to reduce its trade surplus with the country, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung announced. The mission is a strategic move to prevent potential tariff increases on Taiwanese imports by the Trump administration.

Taipei: Taiwan is set to receive all High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) it has purchased from the United States next year, earlier than scheduled, according to a Ministry of Defense (MND) written report to the Legislative Yuan. According to Focus Taiwan, the MND’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2025

Hsinchu City: Hsinchu City Councilor Chen Chih-hsiung has been given a suspended sentence after being found guilty by a district court of embezzling public funds. According to Focus Taiwan, Chen, of the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT), fraudulently claimed around NT$2.79 million (US$84,574) by registering two acquaintances as phantom assistants. The

Hualien County: Sixteen mountaineers stranded in a cabin on Qilai East Ridge in Hualien County were airlifted to safety by the National Airborne Service Corps (NASC) Thursday morning, according to local authorities. According to Focus Taiwan, the NASC helicopters were unable to retrieve the body of a deceased mountaineer surnamed