Taiwan's newly acquired HIMARS and Abrams tanks would raise the costs of a Chinese amphibious landing, a defense analyst says.

China Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday announced export restrictions against eight Taiwanese companies, a move analysts described as largely symbolic and unlikely to have a significant commercial impact,

China has imposed export restrictions on eight Taiwanese companies, a move seen as symbolic with little commercial impact. The bans target dual-use items, affecting industries primarily independent of Chinese supply chains.

China imposed export controls Wednesday on eight enterprises tied to Taiwan’s military as the self-ruled island started annual military exercises. China’s Commerce Ministry added eight Taiwan-based organizations including aerospace and shipbuilding companies to an export control list,

The PLA is confident and capable of shattering any "Taiwan independence" fantasies, resolutely defending national sovereignty and territorial integrity, the military official warned.

China imposes export controls on eight Taiwan military contractors including aerospace and shipbuilding firms.

When asked to comment on media reports that Taiwan island's deputy regional leader Hsiao Bi-khim was followed by Chinese diplomatic staff during her visit to Prague in March last year and that there were attempts to attack her,

Taiwan faces an existential energy crisis due to import reliance, an energy-intensive tech sector, and ambitious clean energy targets, pushing the island nation to explore geothermal solutions amidst geopolitical pressures.

Experts say Beijing's unilateral move poses a risk to civilian aviation on both sides of the strait. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Several civil society groups in Taiwan demonstrated on Monday to mark the 88th anniversary of the July 7 Incident, the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China. [Photo provided to China Daily] To mark Monday's 88th anniversary of the July 7 Incident - the beginning of Japan's full-scale invasion of China in 1937 - several civil society groups in Taiwan took to the streets of Taipei,