Taiwan will introduce a £30bn supplementary budget to defend itself against the rising threat from China. Taipei’s military to be ready for combat against Beijing by 2027, says country’s president.
The agency under the Ministry of National Defense (MND) has released three editions of the handbook since 2022, covering information from preparation of go-bags to survival tips during natural disasters and war. Compared with the previous edition, released in 2023, the current version has a clearer focus on wartime scenarios.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday welcomed the UK in joining Taiwan, the US, Japan, Australia and Canada as the newest full partner of the Global Cooperation and Training Framework (GCTF).
The ministry’s statement was released after British Representative to Taiwan Ruth Bradley-Jones earlier yesterday announced the UK’s decision to join the GCTF.
The framework was launched in 2015 by Taiwan and the US as a platform to enable Taiwan to share its expertise on global issues and contribute alongside global partners, as Taipei has been sidelined at major international organizations due to pressure from Beijing.
AIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan Space Agency and the UK’s Satellite Applications Catapult signed a five-year deal on Tuesday to expand cooperation in satellite assembly and technical training.
The signing coincided with the UK-Taiwan Space Roundtable, co-hosted by TASA and the British Office in Taipei. The event gathered tech companies to discuss low-Earth orbit satellite partnerships and sustainable applications, per CNA.
aiwan and the United Kingdom inked a deal on Thursday that would pave the way for bilateral collaboration in talent development in the semiconductor sector, according to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
The UK on Friday said that the sailing of the HMS Richmond through the Taiwan Strait was a routine passage that was in compliance with international law.
“HMS Richmond’s navigation through the Taiwan Strait was a routine passage as part of Carrier Strike Group 25,” a spokesperson for the British Ministry of Defence said.
The group, led by the HMS Prince Wales, is on a seven-and-a-half-month global deployment to the Indo-Pacific region that started on April 22.
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute and the U.K.’s National Physical Laboratory concluded an agreement Sept. 11 in Hsinchu County to expand cooperation in setting technological measurement standards.
U.K. National Technology Adviser Dave Smith opened the UK’s pavilion at SEMICON Taiwan 2025 in Taipei Wednesday. Smith said 34 British firms are exhibiting this year, a record high, and pointed to the U.K.’s new industrial strategy aimed at strengthening its semiconductor sector. Smith said the U.K., home to the world’s third-largest technology sector, was fully behind strengthening its semiconductor industry, noting that it had launched a new industrial strategy in June. Also in attendance was U.K. Representative to Taiwan Ruth Bradley-Jones, who praised Taiwan’s “cutting-edge” strengths in semiconductors and artificial intelligence.
Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the United Kingdom, published an op-ed piece this Saturday voicing confidence in Taiwan should a cross-strait conflict break out. This Monday Taiwanese legislators responded to the column, underlining allies’ commitment to Taiwan’s security and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
The article explores the development of UK-Taiwan relations since the Tsai Ing-Wen administration until the current William Lai administration. The strategic importance of Taiwan in global supply chains and rising tension between the US and China have led the UK to reassess and adjust its strategy and policy toward Taiwan. Over the past nine years, the UK has shifted from less engagement with Taiwan to more inclusive diplomatic and economic cooperation with Taiwan.
