Submarine cables connecting Taiwan with the Matsu Islands have been severely damaged, raising concern in Taipei. Authorities suspect China of intentional actions. Taiwanese authorities have reported that the submarine cables connecting Taiwan with the Matsu Islands have been "disconnected.

Subsea cables are especially vulnerable to sabotage or even exploitation, as they are extremely long, difficult to monitor, and unprotected against a determined adversary. If nothing else, these events should alert governments and private-sector providers that the seabed is no longer insulated from malign actors.

A man who sailed across the Taiwan Strait from China in a rubber dinghy has been indicted for illegally entering the island, while an unusually large number of Chinese fighter jets flew through the area in an apparent show of force.

As Beijing’s warships surround the island, many fear that Xi Jinping will enact his ‘political destiny’ sooner rather than later

China's tourism ministry said on Friday that it has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan from Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, with Taipei saying it welcomed the move.

China’s reported breakthrough in artificial intelligence (AI) would prompt the US to seek a stronger alliance with Taiwan and Japan to secure its technological superiority, a Taiwanese researcher said yesterday.

U.S. officials have long called on Taiwan to dramatically boost its defense spending as the power gap across the Taiwan Strait grows.

Brown highlights the global risk at the heart of the China-Taiwan conflict and asserts U.S. efforts of strategic ambiguity are "the best posture" for stability.

The High Administrative Court rejected an appeal from a former naval chief petty officer who was dismissed for failing to report an attempt to recruit him for a Chinese spy operation, calling his unit’s action “reasonable.

China has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat effectiveness" of its forces.

According to the latest data from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, the population declined by 1.39 million to 1.408 billion in 2024, down from 1.409 billion in 2023, the Taipei Times reported. This marks the third year of population contraction, a shift that experts warn could accelerate in the years ahead.

From incense offerings and vibrant lion dances in Beijing to prayer rituals at temples in Bangkok and Taipei, hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrated the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Snake.