Taiwan marks national day amit tensions with China

DW News has the story.

Taiwan has been marking its national day with a lavish military parade in the capital Tapei. Tensions with China are running high, as Beijing regards Taiwan as part of its territory. The Taiwanese military has been making contingency plans to resist a possible future Chinese invasion.

United States approves $100 million deal for Taiwan's missile upgrade

WION Channel on Youtube shows that in a boost to Taiwan's missile defense systems, the United States has approved a 100 million dollar defense support contract. The approval comes amid heightened tensions with China, it will sustain maintain and improve the self-ruled island's patriot missile defense system.