However, Taiwan spending 10 percent of its GDP on military spending, as suggested by US undersecretary of defense for policy ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Japan is an ‘indispensable partner’ against Beijing in the Asia Pacific.

Former military leaders are raising concerns as China has begun rolling out new funding initiatives in countries like ...

Sabre-rattling China is set to boost its defence spending by 7.2% after threatening America with 'any war' amid a furious row over Donald Trump's planned tariffs. The communist state announced the ...

Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te said Thursday that the island’s defense budget will exceed 3% of its economic output as it overhauls its military in the face of the rising threat from China.

Washington’s possible cuts to US troops stationed in Japan – and potentially in South Korea – suggest a higher priority on reducing spending than competing with China, and it could weaken ...

Tabletop exercises hosted by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments offer one big lesson for the fiscal 2026 ...

Italy is considering including police and coastguard services in its defence budget so it can point to a quick increase in ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NATO allies on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance but ...

Wu said national defence spending would rise to 1.81 trillion yuan (US$250 billion) this year, including 1.78 trillion yuan allocated at the central level. China’s military budget, the world’s ...

By Chris Buckley Reporting from Taipei, Taiwan China held military exercises around Taiwan ... the latest exercises did not mention the United States. “China is definitely interested in not ...

He praised Japan as an "indispensable partner" in countering what he called "communist Chinese military aggression", and ...