In a lengthy investigative report published on Wednesday, Domino Theory revealed how Taiwan spent four years trying to acquire a counter-drone system
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Taiwan’s Difficult Diplomatic Summer
Taiwan had a fairly torrid summer in terms of Chinese gray zone pressure, with continued military activity around the island, and new and increased
Investigation: How Taiwan Botched a Plan to Counter Chinese Drones
In August 2022, drones appeared in the skies above Kinmen, a Taiwanese island just off China’s coast. They were off-the-shelf, consumer drones,
U.S. Lawmaker Urges Taiwan’s KMT to Follow Through on Drone Funding
The chairman of a U.S. House committee focused on strategic competition with China urged Taiwan’s main opposition Chinese Nationalist Party, or KMT,
Taiwan’s Vice President Makes Surprise Trip to Italy
Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) is in Italy attending a democracy forum. Vice-presidential trips to countries without diplomatic ties
Taiwan Government Asks for More Money for Drones, Again
Taiwan’s government has formally proposed spending an extra 145.7 billion New Taiwan dollars ($4.6 billion) on defense in 2027, on top of the NTD
Taiwan’s Push Into Robotics Risks Being Stunted by U.S. Import Ban
Go to a trade show in Taipei and you will see humanoids stumbling awkwardly toward objects and robot dogs climbing a mountain composed of a few short
Taiwan Diplomacy Power Rankings: June-August, 2026
Foreign Minister Lin Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍), visited Palau last week for the annual meeting of the Pacific
Taiwan Tech Update: September 4, 2026
Semiconductors and Artificial Intelligence Semicon Taiwan, one of the world’s largest semiconductor trade shows, kicked off on Monday and has
Taiwanese Packaging Ecosystem Adjusts to AI Boom
As much as skyrocketing AI demand has been a boon for Taiwanese tech, it has also put stress on the system. “The whole world is here to have a
Poll: Taiwan’s President Rides AI Boom to Highest Approval in Over a Year
Taiwanese people tend to be pessimistic about the economy. From the mid-2000s to the mid-2010s, economic approval numbers hovered around 10%,
Taiwan Tests Decentralized Communication Network During Annual Military Drills
When mobile connections in parts of Taiwan were throttled to text-only speeds during urban resilience drills earlier this month, local officials in









