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Illustration on protecting Taiwan from China invasion by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Bold action needed to deter China’s invasion of Taiwan

By James Fanell and Bradley A. Thayer

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton waves at the 40th-anniversary celebration of Formosan Association for Public Affairs in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/ Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan’s president hopes to deepen U.S. security exchanges

Associated Press

Philippine Coast Guard personnel from BRP Malabrigo go towards Philippine-claimed island of Thitu, locally known as Pag-asa island at the South China Sea on Friday April 21, 2023. A Chinese navy war ship shadowed the two Philippine patrol vessels in the eerie darkness after midnight as they cruised near Subi, one of seven barren reefs, which China has transformed in the last decade into missile-protected island bases, (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S. to protect Philippines navy, coast guard ships from China under defense pact

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, looks at a U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise at the joint military exercise called "Balikatan," Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder in a Naval station in Zambales province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The long-time treaty allies are holding their largest joint military exercises that are part of a show of American firepower that has alarmed China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine president arrives in Washington looking for assurances from Biden amid China tensions

By Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Illustration on weak NATO as a paper tiger with China by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

NATO is a paper tiger against China

By Jed Babbin

Chinese tourists tour Pung Tao Gong Chinese Temple in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. The beaches and temples of destinations like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they have been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they’re still relatively quiet. (AP Photo/Wichai Thaprieo)

Thais welcome Chinese tourists to onetime refuge for regime’s foes

By Richard S. Ehrlich - The Washington Times

Visitors past near the emblems of the Chinese Communist Party at an exhibition in Shanghai, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Foreign companies are under growing pressure in China from anti-corruption, security and other investigations as President Xi Jinping's government tightens control over business, clashing with efforts to lure back investors after the pandemic. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Foreign companies in China face growing scrutiny, pressure

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Indian Defence Ministry, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, seated third left, attends a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Shangfu, right, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Defence Minister's Meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 27, 2023. (Indian Defence Ministry via AP)

India accuses China of violating border agreements

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

A security guard stands near a sculpture of the Chinese Communist Party flag at the Museum of the Communist Party of China on May 26, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

China flies 38 warplanes near Taiwan, 6 navy vessels in area

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

A Chinese Coast Guard ship with bow number 5201 blocks Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Malapascua as it maneuvers to enter the mouth of the Second Thomas Shoal locally known as Ayungin Shoal at the South China Sea on Sunday, April 23, 2023. The near-collision was among the tense confrontations encountered by two Philippine government vessels against China, which undertook a weeklong voyage in one of the world's most hotly contested sea passages to assert Philippine sovereignty. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Tense face-off: Philippines confronts China over sea claims

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Ranking member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., speaks during a hearing of a special House committee dedicated to countering China, on Capitol Hill, Feb. 28, 2023, in Washington. “The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) is going around the world bad-mouthing the U.S., bad-mouthing our institutions, bad-mouthing our form of government,” Krishnamoorthi said in an interview. “We have to counter this because ultimately it’s not in the best interests of the United States.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Environmentalists’ preferences make Democrats go soft on China

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Travelers wearing face masks walk through the international arrivals area at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, on March 15, 2023. Travelers entering China will no longer need to provide a negative PCR test result starting from Saturday, April 29, 2023, in another easing of China's "zero-COVID" policies. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China to scrap PCR test requirement for inbound travelers

Associated Press

Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, left, a member of the 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, accompanied by defense lawyer David Kenner, right, arrives at federal court for his trial in an alleged campaign finance conspiracy, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Washington. Michel, who is on trial in a multimillion-dollar campaign finance and foreign influence case was trying to reinvent himself as he entered the political arena, not break any laws, defense attorneys say. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Fugees rapper Pras found guilty in political conspiracy

By Lindsay Whitehurst - Associated Press

A U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile during a Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise at the joint military exercise called "Balikatan", Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder in a Naval station in Zambales province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Thousands of American and Filipino forces hit a ship with a barrage of high-precision rockets, airstrikes and artillery fire in their largest war drills in Philippine waters facing the disputed South China Sea that would likely antagonize China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S., Filipino forces show power in drills amid China tensions

By Jim Gomez and Aaron Favila - Associated Press

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., left, looks at a U.S. M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a Combined Joint Littoral Live Fire Exercise at the joint military exercise called "Balikatan," Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder in a Naval station in Zambales province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The long-time treaty allies are holding their largest joint military exercises that are part of a show of American firepower that has alarmed China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S.’ large-scale live-fire exercises with ally Philippines rile Beijing

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Charles Lieber arrives at federal court in Boston, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Lieber, a former Harvard University professor convicted of lying to federal investigators about his ties to a Chinese-run science recruitment program and failing to pay taxes on payments from a Chinese university, is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Ex-Harvard professor to be sentenced for lying about China ties

By Mark Pratt - Associated Press

"Harry" Lu Jianwang leaves Brooklyn federal court after his arraignment, Monday April 17, 2023, in New York. Justice Department officials say Jianwang and Chen Jinping, both U.S.citizens, were arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Shutting down secret Chinese police stations isn’t racist

By Jeremy Hunt

Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers try to load horses into a truck to evacuate them from an abandoned horse farm in war-hit Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)

China, Ukraine leaders speak for first time since war began

By David Rising and Joe McDonald - Associated Press

China's President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Nov. 19, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Chinese leader Xi talked Wednesday, April 26, 2023, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone and appealed for negotiations in Russia's war against his country, warning “there is no winner in a nuclear war,” state media said, in a long-anticipated conversation after Beijing said it wanted to act as peace mediator. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP, File)

China tries to act as mediator in Russia’s war with Ukraine

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

President of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan You Si-kun, front right, greets Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei, front left, upon arrival at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Giammattei is on a four-day visit to Taiwan to reaffirm his support. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Guatemala calls on world to support Taiwan amid China’s push to isolate the island democracy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times