Asia Pacific Jan 14, 2022

Inside Taiwan's brutal navy frogman bootcamp

Of the group of 31 who started the 10 week course, only 15 finished, with the closing week at the sprawling Zuoying navy base in southern Taiwan being the last test.

Asia Pacific Dec 13, 2021

Taiwan threat assessment says Chinese invasion would be very difficult

A full invasion with troops landed and ports and airports seized would be very difficult to achieve due to problems in landing and supplying troops, Taiwan's Defense Ministry said.

Asia Pacific Oct 26, 2021

Model soldiers and secret bunkers: Taiwan's front line with China

At the height of the Cold War, Kinmen saw the last wartime battles between China and Taiwan. Now locals are encouraging tourism.

Taiwan warns it needs to be on alert to 'over the top' China

Taiwan has reported 148 Chinese air force planes in the southern and southwestern part of its air defense zone over a four day period beginning on Friday.

Asia Pacific May 18, 2021

Taiwan mobilizes diplomats to seek out COVID-19 shots

The effort has become more urgent since a sudden rise in domestic cases hit the island, which has vaccinated less than 1% of its population.

China sends more jets as Taiwan says it will fight to the end if there's war

The democratic self-governed island has complained of repeated military activities by Beijing in recent months.

Asia Pacific Dec 11, 2020

How China is trying to subdue Taiwan with 'gray-zone' warfare

Beijing is conducting waves of threatening forays from the air while ratcheting up pressure tactics to erode Taiwan's will to resist, say current and former Taiwan military officers.

Asia Pacific Aug 29, 2020

China-U.S. tensions raise Taiwan conflict fears

Both Beijing and Taipei have held extensive military exercises in recent weeks.

Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Oct 28, 2019

Amid crises, Xi Jinping seems set to uphold Communist Party rule at secretive China conclave

China's Communist Party leaders Monday kicked off their most important meeting this year, with President Xi Jinping expected to champion the Chinese model of governance while fighting protracted economic and political crises at home and abroad. The four-day conclave comes at a critical time, as ...

Asia Pacific Sep 18, 2019

U.S. may call out China on rights at U.N. gathering of leaders

The United States is considering how it will confront China during next week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations over its detention of 1 million Muslims in a remote region, at a time when some diplomats warn that U.S. leadership in global ...