Taiwan has proposed a 22.9 percent jump in its 2026 defense outlay in response to Chinese pressure and U.S. demands under President Donald Trump for higher defense spending. The Executive Yuan—Taiwan’s executive branch of government—presented a draft on Taiwan Proposes Increase in Defense Budget to 3.32 Percent of GDP Following US Pressure
Taiwan has proposed a 22.9 percent jump in its 2026 defense outlay in response to Chinese pressure and U.S. demands under President Donald Trump for higher defense spending. The Executive Yuan—Taiwan’s executive branch of government—presented a draft on 
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on Aug. 21 marked the 60th anniversary of its formal rule over Tibet with a call to reinforce its control over the region. Standing in front of the heavily guarded Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet’s capital, senior CCP
China briefly blocked nearly all encrypted internet traffic in the early hours of Aug. 20, in what cybersecurity researchers and engineers believe was a large-scale test of an upgraded version of the country’s internet censorship system, known as the Great