2026-0511: Taiwan’s Legislature Passes Reduced Special Defense Budget; Senate Resolution Highlights PRC Threats; RightsCon 2026 Canceled After Chinese Pressure to Exclude Taiwanese Activists

Taiwan’s Legislature Passes US$24.8 Billion Special Defense Budget, Leaving Critical Defense-Autonomy Gaps On May 8, 2026, Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed a…

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2026-0504: Taiwan “Honest Maps” Provision; President Lai’s Eswatini Visit; Taiwan’s Whole-of-Society Defense; PBS Broadcasts of Invisible Nation

House Appropriations Committee Approves Bill Including Taiwan “Honest Maps” Provision The Taiwan “Honest Maps” provision, long championed by Rep. Tom Tiffany…

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2026-0406: Four Bills to Bolster Taiwan’s Defense and Tech Resilience; Sens. Shaheen and Curtis Lead Congressional Delegation to Taiwan

U.S. Legislative Initiatives to Bolster Taiwan’s Defense and Tech Resilience Four critical Taiwan-related bills were recently introduced or advanced in the…

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2026-0330: FAPA Co-Hosts U.S.–Taiwan Space Cooperation Dialogue; Taiwan Marks 30 Years of Direct Presidential Elections; U.S. Mission to UN Backs Taiwan’s International Participation

Rep. French Hill’s Office and FAPA Co-Host Dialogue on U.S.–Taiwan Space Partnership On March 26, 2026, the Formosan Association of Public Affairs…

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2026-0323: U.S. Reaffirms Taiwan’s Arms Delivery Priority & Six Assurances; U.S. Intervention Raises China’s Invasion Failure Risk

U.S. Reaffirms Taiwan’s Arms Delivery Priority; Six Assurances Remain Unchanged At a March 17, 2026, hearing titled “Reforming America’s Defense Sales,”…

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