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2026-09-25 · South China Morning Post · Economy/Business

Trump’s warm welcome for Xi met with caution and uncertainty in Taiwan

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2026-10-14 · South China Morning Post · Crime & Law

2 Taiwanese executives arrested over mainland components in military drones

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2026-10-12 · South China Morning Post · Politics

Taiwan aims to raise pilot retirement age to 58 as new F-16V jets arrive

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2026-10-11 · South China Morning Post · Politics

How Taiwan’s military manpower shortage is undermining its ability to fight

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2026-10-06 · South China Morning Post · Technology

US firm to make battle-tested drones in Taiwan, boosting supply chain resilience

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2026-10-05 · South China Morning Post · Politics

US defence experts to work inside Taiwan military HQ under reported pact

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2026-09-03 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Extra funds push Taiwan’s defence spending past NT$1 trillion for the first time The island’s cabinet approves supplementary budget, with heavy investment in missiles, drones and classified programmes Taiwan’s cabinet approved a supplementary defence budget of NT$145.7 billion (US$4.6 billion) on Thursday, pushing the island’s total defence-related spending for this year above NT$1 trillion for the first time. The additional funding is expected to raise this year’s overall defence spending from 3.32 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) to about 3.83 per cent, the highest level in decades. mixed

2026-09-05 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Taiwan’s opposition parties split over mayoral race, threatening 2028 election alliance mixed

2026-09-07 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Taiwanese defence minister says exchanges with the US are ‘even more extensive than you might imagine’ mixed

2026-09-19 · South China Morning Post

🔮 How will Beijing receive most senior Taiwan official to attend Apec events this year? mixed

2026-09-21 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Two years ago, 49 per cent believed the US would send troops to help defend Taiwan, compared with 42 per cent who thought it would not. assertive

2026-09-30 · South China Morning Post

🔮 The programme is expected to cost NT$27.59 billion, with NT$7.3 billion allocated this year through a supplementary budget. assertive

2026-10-04 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Taipei’s dilemma over history deepens with Xi-Trump praise of WWII Flying Tigers Taiwan’s ruling party uneasy that what could have been a valuable historical connection with the US has ended up benefiting Beijing’s ties Trump described China and the US as World War II allies and praised the Flying Tigers – a unit of American military personnel who helped defend mainland China against Japanese air attacks – while Xi recalled the two countries fighting “side by side” against Japanese militarism. speculative

2026-10-05 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Move would mark a key upgrade in military ties but sparks domestic concern over budget growth and loss of strategic autonomy According to Taiwanese media reports at the weekend, the Pentagon plans to send one official from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defence for Policy and one expert from the Institute for Defence Analyses (IDA) to work on a long-term basis at the defence ministry’s headquarters in Taipei. mixed

2026-10-11 · South China Morning Post

🔮 How Taiwan’s military manpower shortage is undermining its ability to fight Concerns are mounting over its ability to recruit elite troops and whether it will be able to operate its new US equipment speculative

2026-10-12 · South China Morning Post

🔮 Under the plan, pilots could serve until 58 – up from about 48 for lieutenant colonels and 52 for colonels – extending their current service limits of 26 and 30 years, respectively. assertive