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Don’t let China take Taiwan

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House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks, Thursday, Jan., 20, 2022, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Accompanied by dozens of House Republicans he commented on President Joe Biden's first year in office. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

GOP lawmakers pressure Biden to take steps to help Taiwan

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Chinese soldiers march past the Forbidden City on Friday, March 4, 2022, in Beijing. As China's 3,000-member ceremonial parliament prepare to open its annual session Saturday, March 5, 20222, China's defense budget, largely oriented toward possible military action in Taiwan, is another marquee item that is scrutinized closely by Congress watchers. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Russian invasion raises new danger of Chinese attack on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. China flew more than 30 military planes, including SU-30 fighter jets, toward Taiwan on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2021, the second large display of force in as many days.(Jin Danhua/Xinhua via AP) **FILE**

From Europe to Asia to South America, U.S. security guarantees stretch around the world

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chinese military personnel walk in formation outside the entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing, Saturday, March 5, 2022. China is raising its defense spending in 2022 by 7.1% to $229 billion, up from a 6.8% increase the year before. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

DNI: China engaged in largest nuclear buildup in history, preparing ground to take Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, walk together during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, March 3, 2022. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan hit by widespread power outage as Pompeo meets president

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Iron Fist of China on Taiwan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

America must defend the free and sovereign people of Taiwan

By Don Feder

In this photo released by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, right, greets former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen as he arrives at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. A delegation of former U.S. defense officials landed in Taiwan Tuesday in a sign of stepped-up communication between the sides amid the looming threat from China. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Former top U.S. defense officials visit Taiwan amid tensions

By Johnson Lai - Associated Press

Illustration on recognizing Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

It’s time for the U.S. to recognize Taiwan

By Jim Fanell

An American flag flies in front of the facade of Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems facility, in Woburn, Mass on June 10, 2019. China said Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, it will impose new sanctions on U.S. defense contractors Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin due to their arms sales to Taiwan, stepping up a feud with Washington over security and Beijing’s strategic ambitions. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

China sanctions Raytheon, Lockheed over Taiwan deal

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Taiwan's U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries pass during the Republic of China National Day parade in Taipei, Taiwan on Oct. 10, 2007. The Biden administration has approved a $100 million support contract with Taiwan aimed at boosting the island’s missile defense systems as it faces increasing pressure from China. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File) **FILE**

China fumes as U.S. approves $100 million Patriot missile deal with Taiwan

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo prior to their talks in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as the two leaders look to project themselves as a counterweight to the U.S. and its allies. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia, China push back against U.S. in pre-Olympics summit

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

In this photo released by The White House, President Joe Biden, center, meets virtually with his national security team and senior officials to discuss Russia's aggressive actions toward Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, at Camp David, Md. (The White House via AP)

China watching U.S. response on Ukraine closely, with Taiwan in mind

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

China is watching

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FILE - In this July 26, 2018 file photo visa applicants wait to enter the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China. The U.S. Homeland Security Department says more than 700,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the country during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas. The department said in annual report Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, that there were 701,900 overstays from October 2016 through September 2017 among visitors who arrived by plane or ship. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

U.S. mulls evacuating Beijing embassy over COVID rules

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Chinese military personnel stand near a Chinese military's J-10C airplane during the 13th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, also known as Airshow China 2021, on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province. On Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, China flew 39 warplanes including J-10 fighter jets toward Taiwan in its largest such sortie of the new year, continuing a pattern that the island has answered by scrambling its own jets in response. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China steps up warplane incursions near Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this undated file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, two Chinese SU-30 fighter jets take off from an unspecified location to fly a patrol over the South China Sea. China flew more than 30 military planes, including SU-30 fighter jets, toward Taiwan on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2021, the second large display of force in as many days.(Jin Danhua/Xinhua via AP, File)

China sends 39 warplanes toward Taiwan, largest sortie this year

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese sailors form up infront of newly commissioned navy minelayers in Kaohsiung city in southern Taiwan on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. . (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP) **FILE**

Poll: Most voters support U.S. military defense of Taiwan, but not Ukraine

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

Illustration on parallels between Taiwan and Cuba by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Don’t let Taiwan become this century’s Cuba

By Orlando Gutierrez

Back Taiwan as China grows bolder

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