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Since President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) took office in 2016, her administration has sought to modernize the military through a series of projects, such as the high-profile indigenous submarine and surface ship programs. Because the navy’s surface warships were put into service more than two decades ago, there is a pressing need to replace these aging vessels with next-generation capital ships — a navy’s most important warships. While the navy had planned to acquire eight locally made 4,500-tonne next-generation frigates, it is reportedly considering whether it should instead construct ...

The metaverse includes concepts such as virtual reality, avatars and spatial presence, while connecting virtual and real environments. It is a field that offers unlimited possibilities for development. The onslaught of COVID-19 over the past two years has made it necessary to hold many formerly physical meetings online. Taiwan was invited to participate in the virtual Summit for Democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden on Dec. 9 and 10. Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang (唐鳳) and Representative to the US Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) took part via the Internet and used the occasion to p...

Military needs air-to-air refueling capacity By Ray Song 宋磊 The air force’s fighter jets are on the front line of the nation’s Taiwan Strait defense. Whether carrying out routine expulsions of marauding aircraft of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force or combat patrol missions, the Taiwanese air defense forces are always performing a frontline role. During an armed conflict, as long as airbase runways have not been destroyed by the enemy, aircraft are able to land for refueling and rearmament before retaking to the air to rejoin the battle. However, if the PLA were t...

Names should represent Taiwan By Ray Song 宋磊 As the navy’s indigenous submarine program gathers pace, President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Tuesday attended a naming ceremony for the Ta Chiang (塔江艦), an upgraded production version of the navy’s Tuo Chiang-class missile corvette, at Lung Teh Shipbuilding’s shipyard in Yilan County’s Suao Township (蘇澳). The name Ta Chiang is rich in local symbolism and is a fitting designation to represent Taiwan’s spirit of national defense. The first character of the ship’s name is taken from the Tawa River (塔瓦溪) in Taitung C...