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

China contemplates military action against Taiwan

By Jianli Yang

Rescue workers remove a part of the derailed train near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan on Saturday, April 3, 2021. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan investigators ask public for photos of train wreck

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China is targeting regional U.S. allies in Asia with an escalating number of military flights around Taiwan and massing more than 200 fishing ships near a disputed reef. (Associated Press)

China tests Biden resolve with pressure on Japan, Taiwan, Philippines

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, Lee Yi-hsiang, the driver of the truck that caused the train accident on Saturday, offers a public apology as he is led by police Sunday, April 4, 2021, in Hualien, Taiwan. Lee's truck slid into the path of an oncoming train, causing Taiwan's worst railway accident in decades that which killed dozens of people, and injuring hundreds more. (EBC via AP)

Truck owner behind deadly Taiwan railway crash apologizes

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

Rescue workers remove a part of the derailed train near Taroko Gorge in Hualien, Taiwan on Saturday, April 3, 2021. The train partially derailed in eastern Taiwan on Friday after colliding with an unmanned vehicle that had rolled down a hill, killing and injuring dozens. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan prosecutors seek arrest in deadly train crash

By RALPH JENNINGS and JOHNSON LAI - Associated Press

In this image made from a video released by hsnews.com.tw, a passenger, center, is helped to climb out of a derailed train in Hualien County in eastern Taiwan Friday, April 2, 2021. The train partially derailed along Taiwan’s east coast Friday, injuring an unknown number of passengers and causing potential fatalities. (hsnews.com.tw via AP)

Truck knocks train off tracks in Taiwan, killing at least 48

By Ralph Jennings and Johnson Lai - Associated Press

Palau President Surangel Whipps, right, and Taiwan's Vice President William Lai, left, attend a ceremony of opening of the Palau-Taiwan Travel Corridor in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The Palau-Taiwan Travel Corridor, which allows people to travel between the islands without a COVID-19 quarantine, will start on April 1. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Palau president visits Taiwan despite Chinese pressure

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In this photo released by Executive Yuan, Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang receives a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine at National Taiwan University Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, March 22, 2021. Health care workers received the first shots in Taiwan's COVID-19 vaccination drive Monday, beginning a campaign that won't use supplies from China amid uneven distribution of the vaccines globally. (Executive Yuan via AP)

Taiwan gives health workers island’s 1st AstraZeneca doses

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

In this image from video, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a speech at the Office of the President in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. Tsai hailed the island's progress in containing the coronavirus pandemic and growing the economy while facing military threats from China. (AP Photo/Wu Taijing) ** FILE **

Two Taiwanese fighter jets crash amid heightened tensions with China

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this May 30, 2020, file photo, a couple wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as the pass in front of the Love Sculpture, inspired by the iconic design by American artist Robert Indiana, in a popular tourist spot Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan and the Pacific nation of Palau will launch a travel bubble next month, allowing people to travel between the islands without a COVID-19 quarantine. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Taiwan, Pacific ally Palau to open travel bubble next month

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

Chef Hung speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his beef noodle restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Hung Ching Lung, a Taipei chef, has created a pineapple beef noodle soup at his eponymous restaurant Chef Hung, in what he says is a modest attempt to support Taiwanese pineapple farmers. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan bursts with creative pineapple dishes after China ban

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 is prepared for take-off from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo.

Adm. Philip Davidson: U.S. to deploy missiles to deter China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration on Taiwan strategy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Biden doctrine on China and Taiwan yet to be articulated

By Gary Anderson

Taiwan President Tsai visits naval base amid Chinese threats

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Taiwan as a member of the Inter-American Development Bank illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Add Taiwan as a member of the Inter-American Development Bank

By Daniel F. Runde

Worshippers wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus, burn joss sticks as they pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple, in Hong Kong, Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to celebrate the Lunar New Year which marks the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Chinese TV features blackface performers in New Year’s gala

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

The icon for the social media app Clubhouse is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Chinese authorities are blocking access to Clubhouse, a social media app that allowed users in China to discuss sensitive topics with people abroad including Taiwan and treatment of the country’s Muslim minority. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China blocks Clubhouse, app used for political discussion

By JOE McDONALD and DAKE KANG - Associated Press

In this image from video, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen delivers a New Year's speech in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. As the U.S. Navy asserts its presence in the South China Sea, Taiwan's leader says its ties with Washington remain solid over the transition from the Trump to the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Taijing Wu)

Taiwan says ties with US strong amid threats from China

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In this image made from video, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou points at a map of Guyana at a weekly press conference, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan has established a trade office in the South American country of Guyana, a diplomatic win for the island which has continued to lose allies in an aggressive poaching campaign from China in recent years. (AP Photo)

Taiwan says trade office with Guyana now off, blaming China

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In this image made from video, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Joanne Ou points at a map of Guyana at a weekly press conference, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan has established a trade office in the South American country of Guyana, a diplomatic win for the island which has continued to lose allies in an aggressive poaching campaign from China in recent years. (AP Photo)

Taiwan opens trade office in Guyana in diplomatic win

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