Taiwan

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, the government said Friday, in the latest show of support for the self-ruled island amid heightened tensions with China. The sale…

Two U.S. warships passed through the strait between China and Taiwan, the U.S. Navy said Saturday, in the first such operation since U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the self-ruled island in early August caused…

China's large-scale military exercises held earlier this month in areas encircling Taiwan in response to a high-profile U.S. visit to the democratic island have demonstrated Beijing's ability to target Japanese and U.S. troops based in the…

The U.S. military said Tuesday it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile to demonstrate the readiness of its nuclear forces, carrying out the test after a postponement earlier in the month amid increased tensions with China…

US congressional visits to Taiwan are inflaming regional tensions, and the Biden administration shouldn't underestimate China's resolve on the issue, Beijing's envoy to Washington said on Tuesday (Aug 16). Ambassador Qin Gang rejected US…

Biden's next battle with Congress over China could center on the Taiwan Policy Act. The bill's main sponsors, Senator Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat who heads the Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Lindsey Graham, a South…

Beijing accuses the group of pushing independence for the island it claims as its own. China has said it is blacklisting seven Taiwan officials over their alleged support for the self-ruled island’s independence. The group will be banned…

China's economic measures against Taiwan are unlikely to have a major impact on trade between the two economies given how closely they're intertwined, a finance ministry official said. The electronics industries in both economies are…

From the South China Sea to the Himalayas, Beijing has shown a willingness to seize on perceived missteps by its rivals to tighten its grip over disputed territory. That's now playing out around Taiwan. In recent days, the People's…

Taiwan’s top diplomat accuses China of simulating an invasion as Taiwanese and Chinese militaries conduct drills in Taiwan Strait. Taiwan’s military has held live-fire artillery drills simulating a defense of the island as China…