Trump Sends Warning to Xi Over Taiwan
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Lt. Gen. Sun Li-fang details Taiwan's defense plans against Chinese gray-zone operations and potential naval blockade threats from the PLA.
MND stated that one out of the six sorties crossed the median line and entered the country's eastern and southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone
The United States is working overtime to speed up the production of delayed F-16V fighter jets to Taiwan, while advanced U.S.-made glide bombs have also been delayed due to supply-chain issues, the island's defence ministry said on Monday.
Corporations that the Pentagon has designated as “Chinese military companies” have spent roughly $7.9 million influencing U.S. policy this year, with their expenditures roughly doubling each quarter,
Taiwan ramps up defence spending and expands military partnerships with Europe amid uncertainty over US support, seeking to hedge against potential shifts in Trump’s China policy while deterring Beijing through capability and diplomacy.
Defense secretary praises U.S.-China relations but says better communications needed to “deconflict and deescalate any problems that arise.”