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WEBHacks tied to pro-Russia group panned SECURITY: The cyberattacks appeared to be a retaliation for comments made by President Lai suggesting China should have a territorial dispute with Russia The Executive Yuan yesterday strongly condemned cyberattacks suspected to have been launched by a pro-Russia hacking group the previous day targeting the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), the Directorate ...
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WEB2024-09-11. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has increased its foreign visitation budget by 61 percent to boost diplomacy next year, a source said.The increase to NT$420 million (US$13.05 million) from NT$260 million was in response to rising commodity prices and global inflation, a source with knowledge of mini.
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WEBElite US unit training for Taiwan contingency. A clandestine US Navy special missions unit colloquially known as SEAL Team 6 has been training for missions to assist Taiwan’s defense against an attack by China, the Financial Times said in a report yesterday.The navy commando team famous for killing Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, has be
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WEBMIRAGE REFINEMENT: The air force has budgeted NT$11 billion to upgrade the M53-P2 engines on its fleet of Mirages, with the work expected to be completed in 2028 A stalling engine and a winch failure were among the issues being investigated after a Mirage 2000 crashed on Tuesday night off Hsinchu County, the air force told a news conference yesterday.Captain Hsieh Pei-hsun (謝沛勳) of the ...
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WEBMinistry to build drones at new campus DRONE DEFENSE: The military plans to invest nearly NT$6.9 billion in a Chiayi County campus to serve as a production center for domestically developed UAVs, an official said The Ministry of National Defense plans to use a proposed aerospace and uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) industry campus to produce military drones, a defense official said yesterday.The ...
US House passes Taiwan WHO participation bill - Taipei Times
WEB3 days ago · Staff writer, with CNA, WASHINGTON. The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed legislation giving the US Senate the power to approve WHO agreements, which also included an amendment supporting Taiwan’s full participation at the WHO. The No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act, which ensures that any pandemic ...
US Senate approves bill mandating aid to Taiwan - Taipei Times
WEBApr 25, 2024 · By Jake Chung / Staff writer, with CNA and AP. The US Senate on Tuesday approved US$95 billion in aid to Taiwan, Ukraine and Israel, with the package of bills containing the funding expected to be signed into law after press time last night. The Senate passed the bills in a 79-18 vote after the US House …
Taiwan’s history and status: Taiwan has never been a part of China
WEBNov 28, 2023 · To correct some popular misunderstandings and to more effectively counter the PRC’s disinformation on Taiwan’s history and status, this article argues that: (1) Historically speaking, Taiwan has never been a part of “China”; and (2) legally speaking, both the Republic of China (ROC; 1912–1949) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC; 1949–present) have never acquired territorial ...
Prosperous Taiwan can bring progress in China: Lai
WEBJun 14, 2024 · A prosperous Taiwan can bring about progress in China, and Taipei seeks peace and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait, President William Lai (賴清德) told Time magazine in an exclusive interview published yesterday, his first since becoming president.. Taiwan wishes for a stable and prosperous China, as it would help maintain peace and stability in the region, he said.
Technology is Taiwan’s security guarantee: Tsai - Taipei Times
WEBDec 25, 2021 · Technology is the nation’s security guarantee, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said yesterday, expressing the hope to make the world “more reliant on Taiwan.”. Tsai made the remarks during visits to the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Cyber Security and Smart Technology R&D Building in Tainan and a planned science park in ...