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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, bottom center, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, poses for a group photo with deputies from the delegation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force before attending a plenary meeting of the delegation during the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Xi has called for "more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards," in a speech coming days after he warned the country was threatened by a U.S.-led campaign of "containment, encirclement and suppression of China." (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

DIA official on China’s ‘awesome’ military buildup

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Honduras' President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Castro announced on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, that Honduras under her administration is opening diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Honduras will seek to establish diplomatic ties with China

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Honduras' President Xiomara Castro waves during the swearing-in ceremony for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. Castro announced on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, that Honduras under her administration is opening diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Honduras will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan

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President of Micronesia David Panuelo addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 22, 2022. Micronesia's president accused China of “political warfare” in a letter dated March 9, 2023, to other national leaders and discussed switching diplomatic allegiance from China to Taiwan in exchange for $50 million. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

Micronesia’s president accuses China of ‘political warfare’

By Nick Perry - Associated Press

An antiquated 40mm anti-air gun points toward the sea at the observation deck on Beigan, part of Matsu Islands, Taiwan on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Just 10km away from mainland China at its closest, Matsu became a fortress and frontline of defense for the nationalists who had retreated to Taiwan in 1949 after losing to the Communist Party in a civil war. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

Taiwan suspects Chinese ships cut islands’ internet cables

By Huizhong Wu and Johnson Lai - Associated Press

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang gestures as he prepares to leave a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Chinese minister warns China, U.S. on course for conflict

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Cold War between America and China Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

We’ve entered a new Cold War with China

By Joseph R. DeTrani

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, ground crew attach a missile to the wing of an F-16 jet fighter at Air Force base during a visit by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, at a military base in Chiayi, southwestern Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. President Tsai visited a military base Friday to observe drills while rival China protested the passage of a U.S. Navy destroyer through the Taiwan Strait, as tensions between the sides showed no sign of abating in the new year. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) **FILE**

U.S. to sell 100s of F-16 missiles to Taiwan amid rising tensions with China

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Two soldiers lower the national flag during the daily flag ceremony on Liberty Square of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, July 30, 2022. China sent 25 warplanes and three warships toward Taiwan on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the island's Defense Ministry said, as tensions remain high between Beijing and Taipei's main backer Washington. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Taiwan says 25 Chinese planes, 3 ships sent toward island

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Taiwan's F-16 fighter jets fly in close formation over President Office during National Day celebrations in front of the Presidential Building in Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 10, 2021. The U.S. has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including $619 million worth of munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a decision likely to be yet another point of friction between the U.S. and China, which claims the island as its own territory. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

U.S. approves selling Taiwan munitions worth $619 million

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Soldiers holding a Taiwanese flag are seen during a preparedness enhancement drill simulating the defense against Beijing's military intrusions, ahead of the Lunar New Year in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2023. China renewed its threats Wednesday to attack Taiwan and warned that foreign politicians who interact with the self-governing island are "playing with fire." (AP Photo/Daniel Ceng) ** FILE **

Congress eyes rapidly arming Taiwan to counter Chinese aggression

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

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. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP, File)

CIA chief: China has some doubt on ability to invade Taiwan

By Hope Yen - Associated Press

Help Taiwan against China

Taiwan's Threat to China Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Taiwan presents frightening threat to China

By Daniel Jia

A view from the 220-meter (670 feet) summit of Mt. Bi looks down on the airport's single runway jutting out into into the sea on Beigan in the Matsu island group, off northern Taiwan, Aug. 22, 2012. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a Chinese weather balloon has landed on Tungyin, a part of Taiwan's Matsu island group off the coast of China’s Fujian province, amid U.S. accusations that such craft have been dispatched worldwide to spy on Washington and its allies. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)

Taiwan reports Chinese balloon found on northern island

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A view from the 220-meter (670 feet) summit of Mount Bi looks down on the airport's single runway jutting out into the sea on Beigan in the Matsu island group, off northern Taiwan, Aug. 22, 2012. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a Chinese weather balloon has landed on Tungyin, a part of Taiwan's Matsu island group off the coast of China’s Fujian province, amid U.S. accusations that such craft have been dispatched worldwide to spy on Washington and its allies. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)

Taiwan reports Chinese balloon found on northern island

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In this photo provided by Chad Fish, a large balloon drifts above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. U.S. officials say the military has finished efforts to recover the remnants of the large balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and analysis of the debris so far reinforces conclusions that it was a Chinese spy balloon. (Chad Fish via AP, File)

Pentagon point man on China travels to Taiwan for talks amid balloon scandal

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Fuses for 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are prepared to be loaded on a C-17 flight, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. As the war rages on in Ukraine, the United States is doing more than supporting an ally. It's learning lessons — with an eye toward a possible clash with China. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict

By Tara Copp - Associated Press

A sign stands at the road leading to the Raytheon facility in Marlborough, Mass., on June 10, 2019. China on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, imposed trade and investment sanctions on U.S. military contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isolate the island democracy claimed by the ruling Communist Party as part of its territory. (AP Photo/Bill Sikes, File)

China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon for Taiwan sales

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a green military-grade laser light from a Chinese coast guard ship in the disputed South China Sea, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The Philippines on Monday, Feb. 13, accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea, calling it a "blatant" violation of Manila's sovereign rights. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

U.S. backs Philippines in China laser incident

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times