The products page on the website of Taiwan defense firm NCSIST has updated to include an image of an upgraded M60A3 TTS tank. The upgrade features composite turret armor, modernized fire-control systems, a remote weapon station, and an electrical turret.

It's not that *China* is a big evil nation. It's that I think authoritarian states, where there is no meaningful dissent or course correction (unless coerced), are evil. Say what you will about Donald Trump, he cannot unilaterally amend the Constitution to keep himself in office for life.

This is pretty ironic, considering that Sun Yat-sen, at the founding of the Republic of China in 1911, was clearly influenced by Western ideas of liberalism, democracy, and republicanism. Rotating Sun Yat-sen hooked up to a generator would solve all of Taiwan's energy problems.

“The Trump administration’s incompetent displays of dominance have set us the farthest back that we have been geopolitically in the postwar era (. . .)Close allies—including Canada right next door—have been sent running into the arms of China.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-next-dem...

Bulk carrier HONG TAI 88 was controlled by a smuggling group from Taiwan, China's Taiwan Affairs Office says on 4/1. Taiwan detained the vessel, which flew the Togo flag of convenience, and arrested the captain and crew, all of whom were Chinese, for damaging subsea cables in 2025.

Taiwan's Ocean Affairs Minister Kuan Bi-ling published a map of Chinese government vessels near Taiwan in the 24-hour window ending at 0600 on 4/6. Taiwan publishes daily reports on Chinese military activity around Taiwan, but not on the specific locations of Chinese vessels.

Call me crazy, but an American-funded extermination of an entire civilization strikes me as worse than the existence of gender-neutral bathrooms.

This building used to house the Monopoly Bureau of the Taiwan Governor-General. After 1945, it housed the Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau. Since 2002, it has been the headquarters of the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation and is now a private corporation.

By this logic, Vladivostok is an intrinsic part of China.

Two additional points: 1. Never have Waishengren (people who came to Taiwan post-1945/1949) made up a majority of Taiwan's population. Most people in Taiwan predate the concept of a Chinese nation. 2. Life for the average person in Taiwan under Japanese colonialism was not terrible, even decent.

This is just lib Qanon conspiracy shit. Trump is clearly just attempting to inflict pain on Iran to coerce them into capitulation because he's an idiot who doesn't understand laws or how coercive violence works. It's not a YA novel. He's just dumb.

Republic of China Navy Pan Shi-class fast combat support ship ROCS Pan Shi (AOE-532), Cheng Kung-class frigate ROCS Yueh Fei (PFG2-1106) and Kang Ding-class frigate ROCS Di Hua (PFG-1206) Atlantic-bound in the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal - April 3, 2026 SRC: webcam

Taiwan Coast Guard Administration Special Task Force operator with a 333 kilograms of marijuana seized from a Taiwan-registered bulk carrier flying a Malaysian flag, March 2026.

Webcam stills of Taiwan Navy fast combat support ship ROCS Pan Shih and frigates ROCS Yuen Fei and ROCS Di Hua transiting the Panama Canal. They are expected to visit Belize soon.

Taiwan Navy frigate ROCS Yueh Fei transiting the Panama Canal, 4/3/2026.

Taiwan Navy fast combat support ship ROCS Pan Shih (AOE-532) and frigates ROCS Yueh Fei (PFG-1106) and ROCS Di Hua (PFG-1206) transited the Panama Canal on 4/4. The ships are a part of the Dun Mu goodwill fleet, and previously visited the Marshall Islands on 3/10.

Damn that's crazy. Maybe if he wanted to show that white dudes had a monopoly on winning wars, he could demonstrate it first by stopping Iran from setting up a toll booth in the Strait of Hormuz.

On March 30, the Iranian embassy in China posted an AI video saying that they were "avenging the deaths of all people" and included the bombing of Hiroshima as one instance. Chinese netizens were confused and not very thrilled by this. The video was modified shortly after.

"Sure, that's technically true" "WHO wrote this?" www.foreignaffairs.com/taiwan/taiwa...

Delays in passing the annual defense budget have affected its ability to pay for the first 18 M142 HIMARS, MS-110 recon pods for F-16s, and asymmetric purchases, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense says. The annual defense budget has not been passed for 216 days.

Behind the scenes:

Not only has Taiwan boycotted the 2026 World Cup, but we have also boycotted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and World Cups generally.

very curious but do the “anti-imperialist”people who blame everything on NATO support this?

AH-64E Apache Longbow attack helicopters in Taiwan with a special livery commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Army Command Headquarters, March 2026.

Everyone hates the 1% until it’s time to hate the 1% of people in Taiwan who want to be a part of the PRC.

**BREAKING** in the defence universe… China is serial producing Zubrs. What’s a Zubr? It’s the world’s largest hovercraft; it’s fast, it can carry tanks or 500 troops, and land them across beaches other landing craft would get stuck on… #OSINT www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

The KMT party chair will meet with Xi. This could be huge not just for the upcoming local elections, but also KMT internal politics for their 2028 presidential nominee. All eyes and ears on how Taiwanese voters receive this meeting and its outcome. news.ltn.com.tw/news/politic...

The US agrees to extend the funding deadline for the sale of 82 M142 HIMARS to Taiwan, Lt. Gen. Huang Wen-chi says. The Letter of Offer and Acceptance originally required Taiwan to provide the funding, which is currently blocked in the Legislative Yuan, by 3/30.

The people YEARN for the hukou system

Taiwan's main defense firm, NCSIST, is planning on testing low-cost interceptors to defend against drones and missiles. Development for the former will be complete as early as this year, while testing for the latter will begin in 2027.

Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense says that if the supplemental defense budget fails to pass and its contents are instead included in the annual defense budget, it would affect government spending on ensuring people's livelihoods.

Taiwan Army CM-21 armored personnel carrier on a combat readiness patrol on Xiju Island drives past a mural meaning “warriors are not afraid of death,” 3/28/2026. The island is located just 10-15 kilometers from China’s coast.

Taiwan Army 2nd Theater of Operations units participating in Exercise Cheng Yi in eastern Taiwan, March 2026 Video credit: Military News Agency

This is the FCC Chairman, who is ostensibly a non-partisan industry regulator, openly bragging about conducting a political purge of the media.

Major General Huang Wen-chi of the Taiwan Army frustrated in the Legislative Yuan as KMT-TPP opposition of Taiwan’s supplemental budget continues. Specifically, Taiwan must produce funding for 82 HIMARS by 3/30.

Are you still a disbeliever in non-violent protest? Because, as someone from a country formerly behind the Iron Curtain, it's marginal, right?

With another No Kings coming up, a reminder that irony and coolness will never save us. Cringe is good. www.liberalcurrents.com/cringe-is-go...

Teng Kai-wei is the first Taiwanese player to make an MLB opening day roster since 2023, and the first Taiwanese pitcher to do so since 2019.

Taiwan Army 2nd Army Corps units on the second day of Exercise Cheng Yi, March 2026

Taiwan Army mortar crew participating in Exercise Cheng Yi, March 2026.

>Explosions in Port Arthur >Fighting Persia >Unpopular dictator >Anti-semitism We are all living in Tsarist Russia

Taiwan, whose electrical grid relies on LNG for 40% of power generation, has an LNG emergency stockpile that will last around 11 days. Taiwan may be forced to ration power or reduce electricity to its industrial sector.-Politico

M60A3 TTS tanks of the Taiwan Army 584th Combined Arms "Dengbu" Brigade, 3rd Battalion, in recent gunnery assessments. Credit: Military News Agency

Highly recommend checking out the recently launched Taiwan Labor Watch t-pec.org/taiwan-labor...

Taiwan Army 105mm gun artillery crew participating in Exercise CHENG YI (Justice), Taimali, eastern Taiwan, 3/24/2026.

yes, but I don't see a benefit in saying it out loud, especially with this admin foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/18/j...

Taiwan defense firm NCSIST will test a version of the TC-2 air-to-air missile that can be launched from under-wing hardpoints. Currently, TC-2s are only carried under the F-CK-1's fuselage. The variant will allow the F-CK-1 to carry two more TC-2s.

M60A3 TTS tanks and Clouded Leopard AFVs on combat readiness patrol to respond to a simulated threat against port facilities in the region, Lanyang Area Command, Taiwan Army, 3/23/2026

First F-16C/D Block 70 fighters and MQ-9B UAVs to arrive in Taiwan in September 2026, Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo confirms.