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The Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China (MND; Chinese: 中華民國國防部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Guófángbù) is the ministry of the Republic of China responsible for all defense and military affairs of Taiwan and surrounding area. The MND has been headed by Minister Wellington Koo since 2024.
US Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy in Taoyuan Air Base, Taiwan, inspected the US Air Force's F-104 StarFighter in Taiwan, 12 October 1958 On 10 September 1958, as part of the U.S. response to the 1958 Quemoy Crisis , disassembled F-104A Starfighters of the 83d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron [ 1 ] were airlifted by C-124s to Taoyuan Air Base ...
The military's current primary mission is the defense of Taiwan against a possible military invasion by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the PRC, which is seen as the predominant threat [9] [10] in the ongoing dispute over the ambiguous political status of Taiwan dating back to the de facto end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday agreed to provide $571.3 million in defense support for Taiwan, the White House said, while the State Department approved the potential sale to the island of ...
In a statement, the White House said Biden had delegated the Secretary of State the authority "to direct the drawdown of up to $567 million in defense articles and services of the Department of ...
China on Thursday sanctioned 13 U.S. defense firms over arms sales to the self-governing island nation of Taiwan. The companies targeted by China are smaller defense tech firms that have worked on ...
The Political Warfare Bureau (GPWB; traditional Chinese: 國防部政治作戰局; simplified Chinese: 国防部政治作战局; pinyin: Guófángbù Zhèngzhì Zuòzhànjú) is the affiliated authority of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) that is responsible for all the political warfare affairs of the Republic of China Armed Forces.
"China has been wantonly engaged in military aggression, damaging regional peace," said Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang. Taiwan says a record 38 Chinese planes entered its defense zone Skip to main ...