Taiwan President William Lai unveils $40 billion defense spending proposal to counter China military pressure as U.S. offers ...

Critics question where the money will come from to finance Lai’s plans for a massive increase in military spending.

How the politics surrounding President William Lai’s (賴清德) proposed NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) supplementary special defense budget plays out is going to be very revealing. It will also be nerve ...

Critics question where the money will come from to finance Lai's plans for a massive increase in military spending ...

A peace treaty cannot guarantee peace, and a strong military force must back up any form of reconciliation to safeguard national interests, President William Lai (賴清德) said yesterday. “Peace cannot be ...

KMT and TPP say William Lai’s government is seeking a ‘blank cheque’ and demand details of procurement plans before proposal can be reviewed.

At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a ...

U.S. intelligence is pursuing leads in the shooter’s native country, our must-read newsletter The Swamp reveals.

Minnan Wolf', once a poster boy for cross-strait harmony, is one of two Taiwanese influencers with arrest warrants in mainland China In an escalation of Beijing's campaign against perceived ...

The Posse Comitatus Act forbids the use of the military in law enforcement. The War Powers Resolution, passed to limit ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be an outright enemy of the typical rules of engagement, professing to view them as handcuffs. In his first term, at then-TV-host Hegseth’s urging, President ...

After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal." ...