China announced a seven percent boost to its defence budget for 2026 on Thursday as it steadily increases spending to counter ...

Taiwan is such a place. Despite being home to only about 23 million people, Taiwan is a vital gateway to the western Pacific. It sits along maritime routes essential to global trade and is a leader in ...

The Lai administration immediately sought to align itself with the United States, while debate in Taiwan rages over what the strikes mean for cross-strait dynamics.

Taiwan has finally succeeded in reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration in the United States. After the latest round of trade negotiations between the U.S. and Taiwan, the Lai ...

But experts say the new U.S. strategy is unlikely to raise or lower the odds of Washington actually coming to help Taiwan if China attacks.

The presidents of the United States and China have held a phone call ahead of US President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing this April. Readouts of the call describe a wide-ranging conversation ...

On February 12, 2026, the United States and Taiwan signed an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (“ART”) formalizing the Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) signed on January 15, 2026. As part of the deal, ...

The island’s main political parties clash over whether to prioritise US arms or invest in home-grown weapons and ‘T-Dome’ air ...

Bipartisan U.S. lawmakers warn Taiwan's political gridlock over defense spending could undermine deterrence as China ...

Taiwan edged Germany last year to become the U.S.'s fourth-largest trade partner.