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WorldSCMP8h ago

Beijing detects suspected Japanese spy jets near Taiwan

Mainland Chinese maritime authorities detected what analysts believed to be Japanese surveillance aircraft southeast of Taiwan on Monday, after Beijing bolstered patrols around the waters following border talks between Japan and the Philippines. Beijing’s maritime law enforcement twice detected ...

WorldSCMP8h ago

Beijing detects suspected Japanese spy planes near Taiwan

Mainland Chinese maritime authorities detected what appear to be Japanese surveillance aircraft southeast of Taiwan on Monday as Beijing stepped up patrols around the waters. Two fixed-wing aircraft appeared to belong to the Japan Coast Guard and were spotted during a mainland Chinese maritime t...

WorldSCMP16h ago

Cheng Li-wun talks Trump, Taiwan and a future leadership run

Taiwan’s main opposition leader hailed US President Donald Trump’s recent comments opposing the island’s independence as a “relatively positive first step” towards reducing tensions. Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), told the South China Morning Post on Sunday in an exclusive int...

WorldSCMP1d ago

Taiwanese lawmakers spar over 12-fold budget rise for US joint defence programme

Debate has erupted in Taiwan’s legislature over a proposed 12-fold increase in funding next year for a defence planning programme with the United States. The proposed rise in spending is for the Joint Force Design (JFD) programme, a bilateral defence planning mechanism used to assess the island’...

FinanceFinancial Times1d ago

Will Trump abandon Taiwan?

The threat from China is rising — and the US president is keeping one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints in suspense