Lo Tien-pin

5 days ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung

2025/05/11 03:00DEFENSE RESILIENCE: NT$150 billion would also be set aside to build ships for the coast guard to bolster its capabilities in countering China’s ‘gray zone’ tacticsBy Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... The government is planning a special budget, estimated at up to NT$500 billion （US$16.5 billion）, for military purchases from the US, a high-level government official said yesterday on condition of anonymity.

5 days ago | taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung

DEFENSE RESILIENCE: NT$150 billion would also be set aside to build ships for the coast guard to bolster its capabilities in countering China’s ‘gray zone’ tactics By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The government is planning a special budget, estimated at up to NT$500 billion (US$16.5 billion), for military purchases from the US, a high-level government official said yesterday on condition of anonymity.

1 week ago | taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Jake Chung

By Lo Tien-pin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer The Ministry of National Defense has officially removed terms “to pay homage” and “mausoleum” in references to the final resting places of former presidents Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) as part of transitional justice efforts.

1 week ago | news.ltn.com.tw | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin

2025/05/04 03:00ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budgetBy Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer請繼續往下閱讀... Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.

1 week ago | taipeitimes.com | Lo Tien-pin |Aaron Tu |Jonathan Chin

ADVANCES: The new tungsten-core round is designed to penetrate PLA body armor and, following successful testing, would be included in next year’s defense budget By Lo Tien-pin, Aaron Tu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporters, with staff writer Taiwan expects to begin mass production of the nation’s first domestically developed tungsten-core rifle ammunition next year, a high-ranking defense official said yesterday.