Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal
Taiwan’s government has promised its most advance semiconductor technology will not be moved to the US under a new $100bn (£79bn) deal signed between the
Trump pauses US aid to Ukraine
President Donald Trump has placed a pause on aid to Ukraine, the White House announced late Monday. “The President has been clear that he is
Japan, China cannot keep cutting value of their currencies: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he told leaders of Japan and China they cannot continue to reduce the value of their currencies as
Taiwan Needs to Hike Defense Spending to 10% of GDP-Pentagon Nominee
Taiwan’s military demonstrates combat readiness ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays in an annual exercise in Hsinchu, Taiwan January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File
Taiwan says boost in defense spending coming amid China threats
Taiwan’s defense minister says the island is planning to boost military spending in the face of the “rapidly changing international situation and the escalating threats
Impossible’ for US to give up Indo-Pacific
The United States cannot abandon the Indo-Pacific because the region is part of its “core national interests”, Taiwan’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo said amid concerns
China’s patrols, aggression fail to intimidate South China Sea claimant nations
South China Sea nations have not succumbed to Beijing’s increasingly persistent efforts to undermine their lawful maritime territorial claims. Despite the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)
China’s naval deployment should invigorate Australia’s election debate
he Australian government’s underreaction to China’s ongoing naval circumnavigation of Australia is a bigger problem than any perceived overreaction in public commentary. Some politicisation of
For a faster solution to nearby maritime threats, look to the Australian Army
China’s not-so-subtle attempt at gunboat diplomacy over the past two weeks has encountered various levels of indignation in Australia and throughout the region. Many have
The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze
DONALD TRUMP’S foreign policy works on a simple formula: the more you depend on America the worse he can treat you. That is the lesson the