DefenceTalkTaiwan’s military published a handbook on Tuesday advising civilians on how to prepare for a potential Chinese invasion, including where to find bomb shelters and how to stockpile emergency supplies. China’s Communist Party has never controlled self-ruled Taiwan but it nonetheless views the island as part of its territory and has vowed to one day […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-issues-wartime-survival-handbook-78669/

DefenceTalkThe US announced Tuesday it has approved the sale of up to $95 million worth of training and equipment to support Taiwan’s Patriot missile defense system, something Taipei said would help protect the island from any invasion by China. “The proposed sale will help to sustain (Taiwan’s) missile density and ensure readiness for air operations,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-sale-of-missile-defense-support-to-taiwan-78611/

DefenceTalkChinese and US warships sailed through the flashpoint Taiwan Strait on Friday, Taiwanese and US officials said, shortly before China’s Xi Jinping issued a warning to Joe Biden that ties could suffer if there is a “mishandling” of the island’s status. The two warships sailed through the strait — which separates China from Taiwan — […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-aircraft-carrier-sails-through-taiwan-strait-ahead-of-biden-xi-talks-78451/

DefenceTalkHundreds of Taiwanese military reservists carried out training exercises on Monday after the island’s president called for “unity” as the Ukraine war rattles nerves over the threat of invasion from China. Taiwan last year stepped up its training regime for reservists as tensions rise with Beijing, which sees the self-ruled island as part of its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-military-reservists-train-under-cloud-of-ukraine-war-78401/

DefenceTalkDemocratic countries must not “turn a blind eye to military aggression”, Taiwan’s leader said Wednesday, warning her island faces threats similar to those confronted by Ukraine at a meeting with a delegation of former US security officials. The delegation, led by ex-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and retired admiral Michael Mullen, arrived in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-leader-warns-against-turning-a-blind-eye-to-aggression-78224/

DefenceTalkRussia and China seek to expand their military influence both regionally and globally, with Russia having invaded Ukraine and China seeking to wrest control of Taiwan.   Officials discussed the United States’, allies’ and partners’ efforts to counter those ambitions during a House Armed Services Committee today.  “The United States is at a pivotal moment […]https://www.defencetalk.com/defense-official-says-u-s-is-watching-china-while-supporting-ukraine-78199/

DefenceTalkChina has suspended imports of Lithuanian beef, the customs administration said, as tensions rise over trade following the Baltic nation’s stance on Taiwan. Lithuania, one of the smallest countries in the European Union, enraged China last year when it allowed Taipei to open a representative office in Vilnius under the name of Taiwan — a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-suspends-lithuanian-beef-imports-amid-row-over-taiwan-77891/

DefenceTalkTaiwan thanked the United States Tuesday for selling up to $100 million worth of equipment and services to support its air and missile defence systems, as China ramps up incursions of warplanes into the island’s air defence zone. Self-ruled democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-welcomes-arms-sale-worth-100mn-from-us-77853/

DefenceTalkChina’s deployment of J-16D fighter jets into Taiwan’s air defence zone this week marked the first sighting of the new high-tech warplanes, Taipei confirmed Tuesday, their electronic-jamming equipment posing a fresh threat to the island. Taiwan lives under the constant specter of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/chinas-high-tech-warplanes-pose-big-new-threat-to-taiwan-77763/

DefenceTalkChina sent 39 warplanes — mostly fighter jets — into Taiwan’s air defence zone on Sunday, the island’s government said, in the second-largest daily incursion on record. Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by China, which sees the self-ruled, democratic island as part of its territory to eventually be reclaimed, by force if […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-sends-second-largest-incursion-of-jets-into-taiwan-defence-zone-77737/