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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Taiwan’s peace initiative a good deal for all

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2012 file photo, Tsai Ing-wen, presidential candidate of Taiwanese opposition Democratic Progressive Party speaks to reporters in New Taipei City, Taiwan. Taiwan’s opposition presidential candidate will look to reassure U.S. officials this week that victory in a January election for her party, which Beijing views with suspicion, won’t revive tensions across the Taiwan Strait. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan reassures U.S. on relations ahead of vote

By Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

Lt. Col. Richard Cole speaks on the phone with the son of Ruan Yicheng, the provincial commissioner who was in charge of the operation that rescued Cole and his fellow airmen immediately following the Doolittle Tokyo Raid.

A Doolittle Raider offers some long-distance healing

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Illustrtation on the need for a U.S.response to China's world strategy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JAMES LYONS, RICHARD FISHER: The military threat from China

By James A. Lyons and Richard D. Fisher Jr.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Taiwan should be party to TPP

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, was jubilant after the capsule door was opened after his 21-hour space flight in October 2003. China could put someone on the moon within a decade.

Inside China: China, Russia to build moon base

By Miles Yu

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Peace in the South China Sea

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Maj. Eric Geyer, an F-18 Hornet instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, and Capt. Kyle Haire, also an F-18 Hornet instructor with MAWTS-1, top left, and Maj. Clint Webber, the tactical aviation department head for MAWTS-1, bottom right, train in their aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Waterstreet)

Inside the Ring: Marine fighter jet landing on Taiwan sends China message

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A commemorative reprint of the 1611 King James Version of the Holy Bible (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Chinese Bible association gathers to make scripture the heart of Catholic life

By Antonio Anup Gonsalves - Catholic News Agency

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks past Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the International Convention Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing, China Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) **FILE**

China threatens to arm Hawaii separatists who want kingdom

By Bill Gertz and The Washington Free Beacon

Relatives from mainland China react as they watch divers recover bodies at the site of a commercial plane crash in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. TransAsia Airways Flight 235 clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Both TransAsia plane engines lost power before Taiwan crash

By Christopher Bodeen and Ralph Jennings - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-graft crusade has unearthed signs of internal tension and disorder among senior military leaders, with the suicides of multiple party leaders coming to light. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)

Inside China: Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je hit over comments

By Miles Yu

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Consider Asia-Pacific commission

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

This image taken from video provided by TVBS shows a commercial airplane clipping an elevated roadway just before it careened into a river in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The ATR-72 prop-jet aircraft had 58 people aboard. (AP Photo/TVBS)

Taiwan plane hoisted from Taipei river; 26 confirmed dead

By Ralph Jennings - Associated Press

Russia is increasing military operations in eastern Ukraine, but the U.S. and NATO have not supplied urgently needed lethal weaponry to the Ukrainian army. Moscow has proposed restoring an agreed line of division to end an escalation of fighting. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Russians advance on Ukraine

By Bill Gertz

Republican National Committee flexes foreign policy muscle in China showdown

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

Republican National Committee moves to bind next president on Taiwan, China policy

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

A Tiananmen rebel exiled in Taiwan, renowned for his courage, charisma and extraordinary personal narrative, has declared his candidacy for a seat as an independent in the island democracy's parliament called the Legislative Yuan.

Inside China: Tiananmen rebel practices democracy in Taiwan

U.S. Military Hardware Assist to Taiwan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BOB DOLE: Obama’s Asia pivot requires Taiwan submarine defense against China

By Bob Dole

BOOK REVIEW: ‘America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder’

By Robert McFarlane