Nick Marro of EIU cautions that any downside risks to the AI story will have devastating consequences for Taiwan's economy, which he describes as 'incredibly unbalanced' despite the EIU's projection for growth to exceed 7% this year.

President Lai Ching-te says the spending, which must be approved by the island’s legislature, would fund purchases of arms from the United States.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te outlined his administration’s proposal for a $40 billion defense supplemental this week that would fund an island-wide air defense system and the procurement of missiles,

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Japan has "crossed a red line” with comments by the country's new leader suggesting a potential military intervention over Taiwan

Taiwan's military aims to have a "high level" of readiness among its forces by 2027 to deter China, the democratic island's President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday.

The following is the Republic of China’s 2025 National Defense Report.  From the Report In response to changes in modern warfare and multi-domain challenges of national security, the Republic of China (ROC) Armed Forces bears the responsibility of being a force of stability in society and solid backing for national security.

Amid growing tensions between China and Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on “intervening in a Taiwan contingency,” Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited a Ground Self-Defense Force base near Taiwan.

China is the real regional "troublemaker", a senior Taiwanese security official said on Friday, personally giving out copies of a new civil defence handbook the government is sending to every household on the island as China tensions rise.