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President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden tells U.N. that he doesn’t want to start a ‘cold war’ with China

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. President Joe Biden is confronting no shortage of difficult issues as he travels to New York this week for the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. The Russian war in Ukraine is at a critical juncture. European fears that a recession could be just around the corner are heightened. Administration concerns grow by the day that time is running short to revive the Iran nuclear deal and over China's saber-rattling on Taiwan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

One year later, growing global perils as Biden returns to UN

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. The summit is aimed at combating a spate of hate-fueled violence in the U.S., as he works to deliver on his campaign pledge to "heal the soul of the nation." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden says U.S. officers will defend Taiwan if China invades

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A Boeing 737 Max jet prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle, Sept. 30, 2020. Boeing officials said Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, that they will find new buyers for Boeing 737 Max jets that were built for Chinese airlines but cannot be delivered because China's aviation regulator has not cleared the plane to fly after two deadly crashes. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

China sanctions Raytheon, Boeing Defense CEOs over Taiwan

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Taiwan pushing for greater international coordination to counter China’s aggression

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is seen through glass onboard a navy ship during an inspection of Taiwan's annual Han Kuang exercises in Taiwan on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Tsai said Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, that China is conducting “cognitive warfare” by spreading misinformation in addition to its regular incursions into nearby waters and airspace intended at intimidating the self-governing island. (Shioro Lee/Taiwan Presidential Office via AP, File)

China slams U.S. Senate bill supporting Taiwan’s defense

By David Rising - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Xi, Putin pledge unity to fight U.S. dominance

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

China's stumbling economy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden must take advantage of China’s stumbling economy

By Jed Babbin

Admit Taiwan to U.N.

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)

Biden approves $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan amid growing tensions with Beijing

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

Wall Street funding China illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

Wall Street continuing to fund China’s military ambitions

By Robby Stephany Saunders

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. 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)

Taiwan forces fire at drones flying over island near China

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This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at a trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File)

China shuts down counter-drug talks with U.S., fueling fears of more overdose deaths

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Pelosi's Taiwan Trip Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Pelosi showing up in Taiwan is not enough

By Clifford D. May

President Joe Biden walks toward Air Force One with Col. Matthew Jones, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to ask Congress for $1.1 billion arms deal for Taiwan: Reports

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey speaks during a bill signing in Phoenix, Arizona, April 15, 2021,. Ducey is to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday for a visit focused on semiconductors, the critical chips used in everyday electronics that the island manufactures. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arizona governor to focus on semiconductors in Taiwan visit

By Huizhong Wu and Joe McDonald - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Palau's Vice President J. Uduch Sengebau Senior, third from left walk with her delegation and Taiwan officials after arriving at the Taoyuan airport near Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday, Aug 27, 2022. Palau's vice president and her eight-member delegation have been quarantined in Taiwan after two of them tested positive for the coronavirus. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Palau VP delegation quarantined in Taiwan after 2 get virus

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Ships move through the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan in southeastern China's Fujian Province, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. China conducted &quot;precision missile strikes&quot; Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Taiwan Strait war could lead to undersea internet cables cutoff, costly shipping disruptions: Report

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) is underway off the coast of Japan near Mt. Fuji. Antietam is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Nov. 22, 2014. The U.S. Navy is sailing the USS Antietam and the USS Chancellorsville warships through the Taiwan Strait Sunday, in the first such transit publicized since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan earlier in August, at a time where tensions have kept the waterway particularly busy. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Flewellyn/U.S. Navy via AP)

China tensions surge again as U.S. warships sail through Taiwan Strait after Pelosi visit to island

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times