US president has claimed Washington is providing ‘insurance’ for Taipei
Satellite images reveal barge-like vessels that could help transport tanks and artillery over coastal mudflats
Manila does not have maritime resources to go toe to toe with Beijing, say government officials
Vessel described as ‘light aircraft carrier’ unveiled a day after test flights of new fighter jet prototypes
US defence department reports that Beijing has increased operational nuclear warhead arsenal by 20% in a year
Aircraft designed to accompany crewed stealth jets could help Beijing challenge American air superiority
Taipei and Washington draw different conclusions over meaning of unannounced military deployment
Unclassified exercise by CSIS and MIT suggests Washington should not go beyond current modernisation plans
Manila hopes to enlist other countries to add to pressure on China
Beijing’s aviation authorities have partially restricted swaths of airspace, indicating imminent military activity
Investigation into Miao Hua takes Xi Jinping’s purge of military to its highest echelons
US officials say probe is part of wider operation to uncover graft in People’s Liberation Army
Bomb attack by Pakistan separatists adds to pressure on Beijing to secure interests
Beijing’s latest-generation aircraft revealed at Zhuhai air show as part of military modernisation
Typhon intermediate-range system first deployed in archipelago for bilateral exercises
Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims and muscular enforcement actions have been creating friction in South China Sea
Taipei wants other democracies to push back harder against Beijing
Manoeuvres come after president asserted sovereignty but asked Beijing to co-operate to secure peace
Lai Ching-te says Beijing has ‘no right to represent’ Taipei in first National Day speech
First vessel of new Zhou class was being prepared for sea trials
First major missile launch since hypersonic tests in 2021 comes ahead of anticipated Biden-Xi phone call
Defence minister says Taipei will not have as long to respond to any emergency as in the past
Elite commando team makes plans to help island nation in event Beijing launches war
Move marks latest effort to defuse tensions over Taiwan and South China Sea
Official’s comments mark first time Washington says Beijing is providing Moscow with lethal aid for the war against Ukraine
