replace three to five Virginia-class boats that are to be sold to Australia under the AUKUS submarine (Pillar 1) project (see below), and reduce the accumulated Virginia-class production backlog.

Taiwan has identified 2027 as a potential timeframe for a full-scale Chinese invasion in its largest annual defence drills amid worsening tensions in cross-strait ties. Taiwan claims the timeline ...

YEONCHEON, South Korea, March 20 (Reuters) - South Korea and the United States wrapped up on Thursday 11 days of annual joint military drills known as Freedom Shield, which included staging a ...

TAIPEI – Taiwan identified 2027 as the potential year for a Chinese invasion for the first time in its annual military drills, as concerns grow on the self-ruled island about tensions with Beijing.

Taiwan identified 2027 as the potential year for a Chinese invasion for the first time in its annual military drills, as concerns grow on the self-ruled island about tensions with Beijing.

TAIPEI/TOKYO -- China launched military drills near Taiwan on Monday, the self-ruled island's Ministry of National Defense announced on Tuesday, days after its president in Taipei referred to ...

China said the drills were a response to recent statements and actions by the United States and Taiwan. Beijing launches such missions on a daily basis, seeking to wear down Taiwanese defenses and ...

WSJ Heard on the Street editor Aaron Back explains why investors are alarmed by Trump’s rhetoric on the economy and trade. Photo: Josephine Chu The stock-market correction in recent weeks is ...