The drills came after Beijing expressed anger at U.S. arms sales, and a statement by Japan's prime minister saying its military could get involved if China were to take action against Taiwan.

Taiwanese soldiers pose for a photo at the Songshan military airbase in Taipei on March 21. (I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images) One year after the conscription reform implementation, Taiwan’s military faced several setbacks in the enactment of its plan.

From pay raises to disciplinary reform, President Lai’s defense policy places soldiers at the center of a broader transformation. Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te (center, facing camera) speaks to soldiers during the 2025 Han Kuang exercise, July 16, 2025.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, about how Beijing will view Taiwan's large-scale military drills. That's the view from Taiwan, but what about Beijing? We're joined now by Yun Sun, director of the ...

It was just another Friday morning on the Taiwanese island of Kinmen, a few kilometres from the coast of China, when an air raid siren pierced the calm. At a local government office, people switched off their lights and dove under tables. Others fled to an ...

Taiwan began preparations this week for its annual Han Kuang military exercise in response to what its government describes as escalating military pressure from China. The war games—scheduled to last 10 days and nine nights from July 9—are to be the ...

Taiwan says China has been stepping up military activities Taipei says military able to respond without centralised command China views Taiwan as its own territory, which Taipei rejects TAIPEI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan's military can respond rapidly to ...