Japan's plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall On a remote volcanic island south of Kyushu, Japan's ambitious plan to build a cutting-edge military airbase has stalled.
Japan's defense minister says his country will deploy surface-to-air missiles on its Yonaguni Island. The island sits just over 100 kilometers east of Taiwan.
Tourist spots near Japan's Mount Fuji are crowded with visitors from China and elsewhere ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio clashed with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, over Taiwan, with the top U.S. diplomat denouncing Beijing's 'coercive' moves.
Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,
Taipei and Tokyo have set 124° east longitude within the inverted triangle zone north of the Yaeyama Islands as a demarcation line under the Taiwan-Japan Fisheries Agreement, which was signed in 2013 to address fishing rights in the overlapping exclusive economic zones.
Taiwan’s companies invested a record amount of money in the US and Japan last year while the figure for China stagnated — highlighting supply-chain shifts resulting from tech rivalries and worsening cross-strait ties.
Over half of major Japanese firms said they are prepared or are making preparations for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan amid B
As Beijing’s warships surround the island, many fear that Xi Jinping will enact his ‘political destiny’ sooner rather than later
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has expressed hope that Taiwan and Japan will be able to conclude an economic partnership agreement, or EPA.
The US’ support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international fora is in line with its “one China” policy, guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the three Joint Communiques, and the “six assurances,” the statement said.
This marks a significant shift from past policies designed to safeguard Taiwan's leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. For years, Taiwanese chipmakers faced strict limits on the types