Chao Li-yun, third from left, leads the press conference Journalists do what they do not for the money, for it isn’t there. We do it bec...

Chinese protest over the Diaoyutais last month Try as they might to convince us that China is only reacting to a hostile environment rat...

Vice President Xi Jinping, Hu Jintao's likely successor, reviews military troops Is the PLA having more influence on civilian leader...

A CGI rendition of the Type 052D DDG The dock launch for the first one took place yesterday. The CIWS looks taller than known models, an...

A PAC-3 unit is displayed In the first phase, four of the six PAC-3 units that Taiwan has purchased from the US will be deployed in area...

Ramsey Clark, third from left, with the green camp Taiwanese activists are struggling to get help from abroad. But this doesn’t mean the...

The X-51A Waverider under a B-52 last week We’re probably years from seeing the deployment of hypersonic cruise missiles, but when it oc...

A pair of 40mm anti-aircraft guns  An expert on the problem argues that the drills are a means for Taipei to signal it no longer wants t...

Chinese activists visit the Diaoyutais Taiwan will not endanger its longstanding alliance for the sake of a few extremists or a sovereig...

A Taiwan Air Force F-16 takes off in Hualien In a new twist in Taiwan’s F-16 saga, reports claim that Taipei could seek to acquire far f...

A likely DH-10 launcher on a PLAN test ship Current trends in Chinese military development point to an interest by the PLA in multidirec...

Students from NTU celebrate their graduation Young Chinese students seem to like their experience in Taiwan. But there are signs that th...

The Bohai Green Sea Pearl at Yantai Port A Chinese official described the vessel as ‘a new leap forward for Chinese military/civilian ve...

Taiwanese protest against the Want Want-CNS deal Acts of selflessness by people who chose principles over complicity in unethical journa...

The RQ-4 Global Hawk drone A Japanese defense expert said this was an important step for the alliance’s cooperation and signaled to Beij...

A Chengdu J-20 on the tarmac  China may be developing a second stealth aircraft. This is not implausible, as the two platforms could per...

Young Taiwanese protest over the Want Want/CNS deal The point where youth say enough is enough, when they realize that cynical old figur...

The Yantai missile frigate in Turkish waters Two Chinese warships are on a ‘goodwill tour’ in the Black Sea, with port calls in Sevasto...

The Type 052 Qingdao destroyer at sea As the PLAN expands, China will increasingly rely on it to back up its strategic interests abroad....

Former KMT legislator Chiu Yi speaks at Jiaotong U. Firebrand former legislator Chiu Yi said China and Taiwan should join forces to defe...