Tag: Taiwan

Taiwan’s ageing tanks to get an upgrade to boost defences against PLA

By Lawrence Chung Taiwan’s ageing M60A3 tanks will be upgraded to improve combat capability in the event of an attempted attack by the People’s Liberation Army, the island’s military said.The NT$444 million (US$15.7 million) contract for the upgrade was awarded to the island’s top weapons maker, the National Chung-shan Institute of Science and Technology, according […]

Chinese foreign minister says Taiwan and Ukraine situations are fundamentally different

By Jun Mai,Laura Zhou The Taiwan issue is fundamentally different from the Ukraine situation as it is a “purely domestic affair” rather than between two countries, China’s foreign minister said.Speaking during his annual briefing with foreign media in Beijing, Wang Yi said it was a “blatant double standard if some respect the sovereignty of Ukraine […]