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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

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, aircraft of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (Li Bingyu/Xinhua via AP, File)

Taiwan says Chinese fighter jets fly near island

Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a J-20 stealth fighter jet performs an afterburner during the 14th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. China is displaying its latest generation fighter jets and civilian aircraft this week as it looks to carve a larger role for itself in the global arms trade and compete with Boeing and Airbus. (Deng Hua/Xinhua via AP)

China shows off J-20 jet at air show; spectators dazzled by stealth tech stolen from U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration on the U.S. defense of Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Will Biden defend Taiwan?

By Jed Babbin

Greg Hands, the then Chief Secretary to the Treasury, pose for a photograph during a visit to Inmarsat in London, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. China lashed out Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at a visit by Britain’s Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands to Taiwan, the latest in string of foreign officials to defy Beijing’s warnings over contact the self-governing island republic. (Anthony Devlin/Pool Photo via AP, File)

China lashes out at visit by U.K. trade minister to Taiwan

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Illustration on the Chinese navy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

How big a threat is the Chinese navy?

By Carlos O. Schuster

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan navy personnel form up on a navy ship during the annual Han Kuang exercises in Taiwan on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (Shioro Lee/Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) **FILE**

Michigan man charged with lying about contact with Taiwan navy in bid to get security clearance

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The rising threat of China against Taiwan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

After midterms, U.S. leaders need to focus on the rising threat of China

By David Keene - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations in the Taiwan Strait, May 18, 2021. China on Thursday, May 20, 2021, issued its second protest in as many days over United States naval activity in the region, drawing an unusually sharp response from the U.S. 7th Fleet, which accused Beijing of attempting to assert illegitimate maritime rights at the expense of its neighbors. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zenaida Roth, U.S. Navy via AP) **FILE**

Pacific Fleet admiral: No ambiguity in U.S, allies’ ability to defend Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference during the U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue, at the State Department, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Blinken: China accelerating Taiwan plans

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A Taiwanese Air Force F16V fighter jet takes part in night drill from the Hualien Airbase in Taiwan's southeastern Hualien county on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 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/Johnson Lai, File)

SPECIAL REPORT: China’s threat to Taiwan sparks debate over U.S. ‘One China’ policy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese soldiers go through a drill as Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits a camp in Hualien, in eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday that China is conducting &quot;cognitive warfare&quot; by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended at intimidating the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

SPECIAL REPORT: Taiwan’s microchip dominance is ground zero in growing U.S.-China cold war

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen watches soldiers operate equipment 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. Tsai told the self-ruled island's military units Tuesday to keep their cool in the face of daily warplane flights and warship maneuvers by rival China, saying that Taiwan will not allow Beijing to provoke a conflict. visit to the She also inspected a radar squadron, an air defense company, and a navy fleet. (Taiwan Ministry of National Defense via AP) **FILE**

SPECIAL REPORT: Ukraine drama has young Taiwanese rethinking the threat from China

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on China and Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Trust China? Taiwan isn’t about to stick its head in the tiger’s mouth

By Don Feder

Illustration on the U.S. role in preserving Taiwan against China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

U.S. can support Taiwan without a trade agreement

By Michael Stumo

Chinese President Xi Jinping adjusts his jacket as he attends a dinner reception at the Great Hall of the People on the eve of the National Day holiday in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chairman Xi? Party congress set to hand Chinese leader unprecedented power

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this image made from video, Taiwan's Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng speaks in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Chiu on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, said the island will respond to incursions into its airspace by Chinese warplanes and drones, but gave no details on specific actions. (EBC via AP, File)

Taiwan vows to respond to China’s military flight incursions

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Biden Ignoring Taiwan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

To deter Beijing, stop ignoring Taiwan’s military

By Stephen Yates and Christian Whiton

Taiwanese soldiers operate a Oerlikon 35mm twin cannon anti-aircraft gun at a base in Taiwan's southeastern Hualien county on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing's political control over the island. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

Threat of Chinese invasion is ‘real,’ Taiwan’s foreign minister says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Taiwanese soldiers operate a Oerlikon 35mm twin cannon anti-aircraft gun at a base in Taiwan's southeastern Hualien county on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Taiwan is staging military exercises to show its ability to resist Chinese pressure to accept Beijing's political control over the island. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai) **FILE**

Chinese aggression a threat to democracies everywhere, Taiwanese official warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times