Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
November 2024 - Taiwan Special Weapons News
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- US approves $385 million in weapons sales to Taiwan Press TV 30 Nov 2024 -- The United States has agreed with the sales of US-made weapons to Taiwan despite Beijing's opposition to Washington's continued militarization of the island.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 30 Nov 2024
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States - Spare Parts and Support for F-16 Aircraft and Active Electronically Scanned Array Radars DSCA 29 Nov 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of Spare Parts and Support for F-16 Aircraft and Active Electronically Scanned Array Radars and related equipment for an estimated cost of $320 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States - Improved Mobile Subscriber Equipment Follow-On Support DSCA 29 Nov 2024 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States of Improved Mobile Subscriber Equipment Follow-On Support and related equipment for an estimated cost of $65 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 29 Nov 2024
- Taiwan president sets to leave for Pacific tour amid growing Chinese pressure VOA 28 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will kick off on Saturday a week-long overseas trip to visit the island's three diplomatic allies in the Pacific region, marking his first diplomatic tour since taking office in May.
- Taiwan leader to visit Hawaii as part of visit to Pacific: report Radio Free Asia 28 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Hawaii and the U.S. territory of Guam on a trip to the Pacific that will include stops in three diplomatic allies, media reported, after the government called on China not to "overreact" to his travels.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 28 Nov 2024
- New missile plan by US-Japan eyes Chinese invasion of Taiwan VOA 27 Nov 2024 -- A U.S. plan to deploy sophisticated missiles on a Japanese island chain close to Taiwan is prompting angry responses from both China and its close ally Russia.
- Paraguay vows to uphold Taiwan ties amid growing Chinese influence in Latin America VOA 27 Nov 2024 -- Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Dario Ramirez Lezcano said Friday the country remains committed to diplomatic ties with Taiwan despite farm sector calls for it to switch to having formal relations with China.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 27 Nov 2024
- Taiwan seeks to strengthen cooperation with Europe through foreign minister's trip VOA 24 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan's foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, wrapped up a weeklong trip to Europe Sunday after meeting European lawmakers in Brussels and overseeing efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation in developing drone technology between Taiwan and Lithuania.
- 7th Fleet Aircraft Transits Taiwan Strait U.S. 7th Fleet 26 Nov 2024 -- A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Nov. 26, 2024 (local time).
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 24 Nov 2024
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 23 Nov 2024
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 22 Nov 2024
- Taiwan to buy $2.2 bln of US weapons after Trump urged more spending Radio Free Asia 19 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan plans to spend 70.6 billion New Taiwan dollars (US$2.2 billion) on American weapons next year, confirming recent speculation that it would make big new purchases to signal its commitment to President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that it pay more for U.S. "protection."
- Blinken discusses economic cooperation with Taiwan's APEC envoy VOA 15 Nov 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Taiwan's envoy to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Lin Hsin-I, on Thursday ahead of the bloc's Economic Leaders' Meeting in Lima, Peru.
- Statement from President Joe Biden on Final CHIPS Award for TSMC The White House 15 Nov 2024
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 12 Nov 2024
- Taiwan faces pressure to boost military spending after Trump win: Experts CNA 06 Nov 2024 -- With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, Taiwanese scholars said his administration will maintain strong support for Taiwan but will also pressure the country to shoulder more responsibility for its self-defense and boost military expenditure.
- President Lai congratulates Trump on election victory CNA 06 Nov 2024 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) has congratulated former U.S. President Donald Trump on his re-election win while expressing confidence that the bilateral partnership between Taiwan and the U.S. will continue to flourish.
- Taiwan responds to reported SpaceX pressure on Taiwan suppliers CNA 06 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan's government said Tuesday that "short-term political factors" should not affect the country's involvement in the international space industry, following a Reuters report that SpaceX had asked Taiwanese suppliers to move their manufacturing abroad.
- Taiwanese couple prosecuted for spreading China's propaganda VOA 06 Nov 2024 -- Judicial investigators in Taiwan have indicted a couple affiliated with a small political party on charges of receiving millions of dollars from Chinese authorities to promote the Chinese government's political agenda and influence Taiwan's elections and referendums.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 06 Nov 2024
- 2 'hometown association' heads indicted over China-funded trip CNA 05 Nov 2024 -- Taipei prosecutors on Tuesday indicted the heads of two Chinese hometown associations in Taiwan for organizing a China-funded trip to Anhui Province for local Kuomintang (KMT) officials before Taiwan's January 2024 elections.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 05 Nov 2024
- Taiwan agrees to contribute more funds to Ukraine reconstruction CNA 04 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan and Lithuania are set to work together on more reconstruction projects in war-torn Ukraine, the Lithuanian Central Project Management Agency (CPMA) has confirmed.
- Taiwan Air Force kicks off annual Sky Dragon drills CNA 04 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan's Air Force began its annual Tien Lung, or "Sky Dragon" drills Monday, following their postponement last week due to Typhoon Kong-rey.
- 1st batch of U.S. rocket systems arrive in Taiwan, training underway: Source CNA 04 Nov 2024 -- The first batch of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) Taiwan bought from the United States has arrived in the nation, with a Taichung-based artillery base undergoing training on how to operate them, a military source said Monday.
- Lai praises progress on next-generation light frigate at keel-laying ceremony CNA 04 Nov 2024 -- President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) praised the progress made in Taiwan's ongoing domestic shipbuilding project, while presiding over a keel-laying ceremony for an indigenous-built light frigate prototype in Kaohsiung on Monday.
- Couple indicted for allegedly working with China to sway Taiwan elections CNA 04 Nov 2024 -- Taiwanese radio host Chang Meng-tsung (張孟崇) and his wife have been indicted for allegedly taking NT$74 million (US$2.32 million) from China to influence elections in Taiwan, the Chiayi District Prosecutors Office said Monday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 04 Nov 2024
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 03 Nov 2024
- Taiwan expects Ukraine-tested weapons from US amid rising Chinese pressure VOA 02 Nov 2024 -- Taiwan is expected to receive several weapons that have been battle tested in Ukraine from the United States over the next few years. Analysts say those weapons can help bolster Taiwan's defense and strike capabilities amid growing military pressure from China.
- U.S., South Korea express concerns over China's military drills around Taiwan CNA 02 Nov 2024 -- The United States and South Korea on Friday expressed concerns over China's recent "provocative actions" that saw its military stage large-scale exercises around Taiwan, which have raised tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 02 Nov 2024
- EU warns of China aggression against Taiwan, calls for Indo-Pacific contingency CNA 01 Nov 2024 -- The European Union (EU) has warned of the "staggering" impact on its member states of potential Chinese aggression against Taiwan, calling for the bloc to adopt "a major contingency in the Indo-Pacific."
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 01 Nov 2024
- Chinese defense spokesperson denounces U.S. arms sales to Taiwan People's Daily 01 Nov 2024 -- A few pieces of U.S. weaponry will not close the cross-Strait military power gap, and they will definitely not stop the historical trend of China's reunification, a Chinese defense spokesperson said on Thursday.
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