Taiwan President Lai Ching-te urged opposition parties to support his ⁠plan to boost Taiwan's defence spending by US$40 billion.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said the island ⁠is determined to defend its sovereignty and boost its defence in the face of China's increasing expansion, after Beijing fired rockets towards the island as part of military drills.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Thursday the island is determined to defend its sovereignty and boost its defense in ‌the face of China's increasing expansion, after Beijing fired rockets towards the island as part of military drills. The international community is watching to see whether the Taiwanese people possess…

TAIPEI (Jan 1): Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed on Thursday to defend the democratic island’s sovereignty in a New Year’s speech, after China carried out military drills. Beijing launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels this week to encircle Taiwan’s main island, in exercises condemned by Taipei as “highlyRead More

Taiwan's President vows to defend sovereignty amid China's military drills, emphasizing national resilience and international support.

Taiwan's President vows to defend sovereignty amid China's military drills, emphasizing national resilience and international support.

Beijing launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter jets, navy ships and coastguard vessels on Monday and Tuesday around Taiwan's main island.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island’s sovereignty in the face of what he termed China’s “expansionist ambitions,” days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. China's latest round of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan has drawn sharp international criticism, with governments and lawmakers warning that China's actions risk destabilising the Indo-Pacific and escalating regional tensions. The two-day exercise, which concluded on Dec. 31, involved extensive naval and air deployments and was widely seen as a show of force aimed at pressuring the self-governed island, as reported by The Epoch Times. World News | China's Military Encirclement of Taiwan Triggers Global Condemnation, Heightens Fears of Conflict.

Taiwan stayed on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the ‌previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response centre running, the head of the island's coast guard said. The exercises named "Justice Mission 2025" saw China fire dozens of rockets towards Taiwan ⁠and deploy…