Taiwan's government is being blocked in its efforts to prepare against possible Chinese aggression by the pro-China opposition, particularly the Kuomintang, which has rejected a special budget for the development of military drones and instead wants to ensure funding through the regular annual budget. (translated)
Taiwan will invest 7.6 billion dollars over six years in local drone production to strengthen its defense capabilities against the Chinese threat, aiming to establish supply chains free of Chinese technologies and to support the national industry. (translated)
A campanha de Connor Storrie para a Saint Laurent também pode ser vista em Taipei, Taiwan! 🇹🇼 https://t.co/KXERHoEdbb #SaintLaurent #Moda #Taipei
EUA 🇺🇸: 163 crianças e adolescentes desaparecidos, vítimas de abuso ou tráfico humano foram resgatadas nos EUA e no exterior, graças a uma operação das autoridades do estado da Flórida. A operação policial, denominada “Operação Escudo Estadual” pestendeu-se a outros seis estados e territórios — Alabama, Califórnia, Ohio, Nova York, Carolina do Norte, Tennessee e Porto Rico — e a doze países — Brasil, Canadá, Colômbia, Dominica, Finlândia, Gana, Guatemala, Itália, Jamaica, México, Espanha e Taiwan #TráficoHumano #ProteçãoInfantil #Justiça
China has asked its citizens to leave Eswatini as quickly as possible, justifying the measure for security reasons, three months after Taiwanese President William Lai's visit to the country, which is one of the few diplomatic allies of Taipei and faces a complex security situation with high criminal activities. (translated)
According to a new evaluation by the Federal Employment Agency, skilled workers from India, Taiwan, and China earn an average more than German full-time employees in Germany, while many refugees from countries like Somalia and Syria receive significantly lower wages. (translated)
Donald Trump's decision to reduce military exercises with South Korea and to resume dialogue with Kim Jong Un raises concerns about the security commitments of the United States, prompting a reassessment of the trust of allies in Asia, such as Japan, Taiwan, and India, in the context of increasing military pressure from China. (translated)
Taiwan has never been a part of communist China. It has never been ruled by it for a single day since its inception in 1949. For decades, Beijing has been trying to convince otherwise through propaganda and economic pressure. And unfortunately, we also know in the Czech Republic that when money and the right messages come from Beijing... (translated)
The world has plenty of reasons to fight. This column in @heraldodemexico discusses how Cuba, the Koreas, Taiwan, and other conflicts are connected. (translated)
A German researcher and journalist in Taiwan reports that he was followed by a Chinese spy, while the Taiwanese security authorities responded quickly, but the BND remained silent and let him down, despite available video evidence. (translated)
A group of Japanese lawmakers traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials, marking the first formal communication since the escalation of bilateral tensions caused by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on the possibility of Japan's intervention in a conflict in Taiwan. (translated)
China gently building the pressure on Taiwan before the energy crisis hits the island and sends them to Beijing with their cap in their hand. 🇨🇳🇹🇼 #Taiwan #China #Geopolitics #CN #TW
China has constructed precise replicas of US destroyers in the desert and is simulating their bombardment, which is interpreted as part of military preparations for a possible invasion of Taiwan, while military build-up in Beijing has significantly increased. (translated)
The Taiwan Strait, a strategic maritime corridor separating mainland China from Taiwan, has become a major point of tension under the growing pressure from Beijing, creating crucial trade and military stakes that could destabilize the world in the event of conflict. (translated)
»Wir werden weiterhin robustere Verteidigungskräfte aufbauen, um den Frieden und die Stabilität in der Straße von Taiwan und in der Region aufrechtzuerhalten«
Taiwan's government plans to increase the defense budget to around 30 billion euros by 2027, which corresponds to an increase of 16 percent, in order to expand its military capabilities and respond to the growing pressure from mainland China. (translated)
"Le budget total de la défense pour l'année prochaine – incluant à la fois le budget annuel et le budget spécial – dépassera pour la première fois 1.000 milliards de dollars taïwanais, pour atteindre 1.122,5 milliards de dollars taïwanais (30,41 milliards d'euros)"
In the face of growing military pressure from China, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te announced that the total defense budget for 2027 will exceed 1 trillion Taiwanese dollars for the first time, illustrating the island's determination to strengthen its self-defense capabilities. (translated)
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