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In this file photo, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at his ministry in Beijing, Feb. 24, 2020. Taiwan says it's creating an investment fund and planning other measures to help Lithuania as it faces major economic pressure from China for allowing the island to open a representative office in the European Union country. Taiwanese officials said Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2021 that the $200 million fund would help key Lithuanian industries. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has called it “false news” that Beijing has blocked Lithuanian imports or pressured multinational companies that do business with the EU country. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, file) **FILE**

Taiwan pledges to invest in Lithuania, defying opposition from China

By Liudas Dapkus - Associated Press

In this photo provided Sunday, March 21, 2021, by the Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, some of the 220 Chinese vessels are seen moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 7, 2021. The Pentagon's Indo-Pacific Command recently unveiled a software application that military officials say will monitor Chinese military anger at U.S. activities in the region in a bid to reduce tensions. (Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea via AP)

Pacific military command adopts software tool to monitor Chinese anger

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration on Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden administration needs to defend Taiwan’s right to exist

By Arielle Emmett

The President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega speaks during a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, on Sept. 5, 2018. Taiwan has lost Nicaragua as a diplomatic ally after the Central American country said it would officially recognize only China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as part of its territory. The Nicaraguan government issued a statement Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, announcing the change. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File)

Taiwan loses diplomatic ally Nicaragua to China

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-17 roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region” and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Pentagon gets new reporting tasks for China

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**

Pentagon warns China is preparing for military campaign to take over Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this undated file photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Defense, a Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet flies in an undisclosed location. China flew more than 30 military planes toward Taiwan on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, the second large display of force in as many days. (Taiwan Ministry of Defense via AP, File)

Pacific chief says China’s military buildup largest since World War II

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration on Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

In thinking about Taiwan, don’t forget the 24 million Taiwanese

By Don Feder

China Policy Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Biden’s lack of a Cold War China policy

By Peter Morici

Free Party presidential candidate Xiomara Castro acknowledges her supporters after general elections, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Castro claimed victory, setting up a showdown with the National Party which said its candidate had won a vote that could end the conservative party's 12 years in power. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Honduras election a cause for celebration — in China

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this June 3, 2011, file photo, the Pentagon building is seen from air from Air Force One.
The Defense Department's comptroller said on Nov. 16, 2021, that senior leadership is making steady progress in getting the Defense Department’s financial house in order, even as most military agencies and services once again failed to receive a clean bill of health in their annual audit.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) **FILE**

Gaming it out: Inside the Pentagon’s preparation for a China clash

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, U.S. Representative Mark Takano, D-Calif. left is greeted by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office in Taipei, Taiwan on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Five U.S. lawmakers met with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Friday morning in a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm the United States' "rock solid" support for the self-governing island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Bipartisan U.S. delegation meets with Taiwanese president in unannounced visit

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this file photo, China's military personnel perform near a display showing the navy's aircraft carrier in a segment of a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on Monday, June 28, 2021. China’s military has carried out a test of a bomb designed to destroy U.S. Navy bases and civilian ports, setting off an underwater explosion in simulating an attack at a Chinese naval port on a “hostile high-piled wharf,” the state-run Global Times reported Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

Chinese military now set for invasion of Taiwan, says Hill commission

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration on China's control of the United Nations by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

United Nations’ transnational bureaucrats now do Beijing’s bidding

By Clifford D. May

President Joe Biden meets virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘Red lines’ or ‘rules of the road’: China, U.S. paint different images of summit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech at the sixth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Mr. Xi and President Biden will participate in an online meeting with other regional leaders on Nov. 13 and then plan to hold a virtual U.S.-China summit early next week. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Biden to press Chinese leader on Taiwan, human rights, global rules of the road

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Don’t stand idly by

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Illustration on America's support for Taiwan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Taiwan’s fair-weather friend

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. In another sign of Beijing's fast-expanding military capabilities, Gen. Milley on Nov. 3 confirmed China’s recent test of a hypersonic missile that circled the globe from pole to pole in practicing the delivery of a nuclear weapon. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Pentagon: China on track for 1,000 warheads by 2030, blowing past earlier estimates

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining the Department of Justice on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. (Tasos Katopodis/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Hawley introduces bill to bolster U.S. assistance to Taiwan’s defense

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times