Taiwan

Latest Stories

In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. (Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP, File)

U.S. to sell Taiwan anti-tank system amid rising China threat

Associated Press

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during an announcement of the extension of the island's compulsory military service in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Taiwan will extend its compulsory military service from four months to a year starting in 2024, Tsai said Tuesday, as the self-ruled island faces China's military, diplomatic and trade pressure. (AP Photo/Huizhong Wu)

Taiwan extends compulsory military service to 1 year

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct joint combat training exercises around Taiwan on Aug. 7, 2022. China's military stepped up its provocative military operations around Taiwan over the weekend, flying over 100 military aircraft near the island democracy it has vowed one day to take over. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP, File)

China begins military exercises around Taiwan, blasts U.S. aid as ‘escalations of provocations’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct joint combat training exercises around Taiwan on Aug. 7, 2022. China's military stepped up its provocative military operations around Taiwan over the weekend, flying over 100 military aircraft near the island democracy it has vowed one day to take over. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP, File)

China blasts U.S. defense bill while Taiwan welcomes it

Associated Press

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. The Commerce Department is tightening export controls to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and make advanced semiconductors. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

U.S. ‘waking up too slowly’ on China, House GOP point man on Beijing warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on the China threat to U. S. satellites by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Will China knock out America’s satellites?

By Jed Babbin

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese military H-6K bomber is seen conducting training exercises, as the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force conducted a combat air patrol in the South China Sea on Nov. 23, 2017. China is staging live-fire military drills in six self-declared zones surrounding Taiwan in response to a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the island Beijing claims as its own territory. (Wang Guosong/Xinhua via AP, File)

China swarms Taiwan’s defense zone with nuclear-capable bombers

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is briefed during a visit to a naval station on Penghu, an archipelago of several dozen islands off Taiwan's western coast on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. On Sept. 2, 2022, President Biden approved the largest arms sale to Taiwan under his administration, as tensions continue to heighten between the United States and China. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP)

Congress includes $10B in defense budget for Taiwan to stave off China’s designs on island democracy

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

China's defense ministry spokesman Tan Kefei attends a press conference in the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN's Defense Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

China blasts U.S. report, reiterates ‘no 1st use’ nuke policy

Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden administration approves $425 million in arms sales to Taiwan

Associated Press

In this file photo, China's People's Liberation Army displays DF-26 ballistic missiles in a parade. Over just the past several months, major revelations about the extent of China's hypersonic weapons capabilities, its nuclear arms stockpile, and even the size of its navy have sparked concerns that Washington may not have a full window into exactly what its 21st-century rival has up its sleeve, or what may be under development deep inside the communist nation. (Associated Press/File)

China on pace to match U.S. nuclear stockpile by 2035, Pentagon warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration on a strong Air Force helping Taiwan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A strong Air Force is key to protecting U.S. allies like Taiwan

By Zach Mottl

A supporter wears a mask patterned with the Taiwan national flag and slogan reading &quot;Taiwan is awesome&quot; during an election campaign in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022. Taiwan will hold local elections on November 26. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan president resigns as party leader after election loss

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

A Chinese J-11 military fighter jet flies above the Taiwan Strait near Pingtan, the closest land of mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in southeastern China's Fujian Province, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Experts say a lot can be gleaned from what China has done, and not done, in the large-scale military exercises it held in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, followed by Taiwan's own drills and Beijing announcing more maneuvers planned. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Tough talk: China tells U.S. to take a hike when it comes to Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taipei Zoo, ailing giant panda Tuan Tuan lies on the ground at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. Tuan Tuan, one of two giant pandas gifted to Taiwan from China, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 after a brief illness, the Taipei Zoo said. (Taipei Zoo via AP)

Panda gifted at time of China-Taiwan warming dies in Taipei

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gen. Mark Milley: China attacking Taiwan would be like Russia attacking Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Chinese soldiers arrive to the Grodekovo railway station to participate in war games drills, in Grodekovo, Primorsky Krai, Russia. Russia said Monday it will launch sweeping war games drills in the country's east that will involve forces from China — a show of increasingly close military ties between Moscow and Beijing amid tensions with the West over the Kremlin's action in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Gen. Mark Milley: Russian woes in Ukraine should be a lesson for China on Taiwan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Commission report reveals China’s plan for war on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, in Nusa Dua, in Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden pushes engagement as Xi hails ‘new era’ of Chinese power

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, The guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) conducts a routine Taiwan Strait transit Sept. 20, 2022. China toned down its rhetoric on Taiwan on Wednesday, Sept. 21, saying it is inevitable that the self-governing island comes under its control but that it would promote efforts to achieve that peacefully. The comments came one day after the U.S. and Canadian navies sailed through the strait between China and Taiwan. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo/U.S.Navy via AP)

Congress moving forward on military aid package for Taiwan as Biden aims to cool tensions with China

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times