Speaking at a press conference on March 13, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te broke new ground in the escalating rhetoric between the island and mainland China. While providing details on commonly heard complaints about Chinese infiltration,

The memo also called on Taiwan to increase its defense spending ... The administration of former US president Joe Biden and that of Trump’s first term “characterized China as the greatest threat to the US, and postured the force to prepare for and ...

US President Donald Trump has packed his new cabinet with China hawks and threatened punitive tariffs, but his strategic vision remains unclear. China expert Kawashima Shin discusses the diplomatic dilemmas facing Beijing,

Beijing has called for “compatriots” to report Taiwan independence “culprits” as already poisonous relations with Taipei continue to worsen amid concerns about American reliability in the Trump era.

The state department dropped a highly symbolic phrase from its updated Taiwan fact-sheet. The fact-sheet from the previous administration of President Joe Biden had stated, “We do not support Taiwan independence.” This sentence was removed. And in ...

The Heritage Foundation’s report from last August advised the Pentagon to prioritize three core issues: deterring China from invading Taiwan, defending the US homeland, and increasing burden-sharing among allies and partners. These priorities were mirrored by Hegseth's recommendations in the memo.

One analyst called China’s large-scale drills a “pre-invasion operation” as it ramps up attacks on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, calling him a “parasite.”

China’s military held long-range live-fire drills in the East China Sea in an escalation of ongoing drills around Taiwan. China said the exercises around Taiwan were to "serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence.