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Chinese President Xi Jinping, on screen, listens to the opening remark by Chinese Premier Li Qiang during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China raises defense budget by 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions continue

By Huizhong Wu and Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

China and aviation safety of Taiwan Strait illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

China endangers aviation safety of Taiwan Strait

By Alexander Tah-Ray Yui

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, right, meets with Rep. Mike Gallagher, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, center, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D.-Ill., in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. A group of United States Congress members met with Taiwan's president Thursday in a show of support that's certain to draw scrutiny from China, which opposes such visits and sees them as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

U.S. Congress members praise Taiwan’s democracy in a visit that’s certain to draw China’s scrutiny

Associated Press

In this handout photograph provided by Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, Taiwanese coast guards inspect a vessel that capsized during a chase off the coast of Kinmen archipelago in Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The unnamed vessel had been sailing about one nautical mile off the coast of an islet of Kinmen island and was trespassing, said Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration. Four fishermen fell into the water and two survived and are in “good shape,” while resuscitation efforts on the other two failed, the vice director of the Coast Guard in Kinmen, Chen Jien-wen, told a local TV channel. (Taiwan Coast Guard Administration via AP)

China ‘slices the salami’ ever closer to Taiwan with latest clash

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

In this handout photograph provided by Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, Taiwanese coast guards inspect a vessel that capsized during a chase off the coast of Kinmen archipelago in Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The unnamed vessel had been sailing about one nautical mile off the coast of an islet of Kinmen island and was trespassing, said Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration. Four fishermen fell into the water and two survived and are in “good shape,” while resuscitation efforts on the other two failed, the vice director of the Coast Guard in Kinmen, Chen Jien-wen, told a local TV channel. (Taiwan Coast Guard Administration via AP)

China’s coast guard to ramp up patrols near Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago after two fishermen die

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Americans ignoring Chinese info war, Taiwan tech exec says; algorithms show digital armies’ march

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this handout photograph provided by Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, Taiwanese coast guards inspect a vessel that capsized during a chase off the coast of Kinmen archipelago in Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The unnamed vessel had been sailing about one nautical mile off the coast of an islet of Kinmen island and was trespassing, said Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration. Four fishermen fell into the water and two survived and are in “good shape,” while resuscitation efforts on the other two failed, the vice director of the Coast Guard in Kinmen, Chen Jien-wen, told a local TV channel. (Taiwan Coast Guard Administration via AP)

2 Chinese fishermen drown after chase with Taiwan’s Coast Guard, which alleges trespassing

By HUIZHONG WU - Associated Press

Supporters of Taiwan's 2024 presidential election candidate, Taiwan Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, cheer after Lai's victory, in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. Ruling-party candidate Lai Ching-te has emerged victorious in Taiwan’s presidential election and his opponents have conceded. The result of Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary election will chart the trajectory of relations with China over the next four years. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) ** FILE **

Taiwan vote hacking efforts could be a warmup for U.S. elections

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, assault boats take part in naval drills in Kaohsiung, Southern Taiwan on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Taiwan is holding spring military drills following its recent presidential election and amid threats from China, which claims the island as its own territory that it is determined to annex, possibly by force. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai)

China’s move on Taiwan could come even sooner than projected, U.S. commander warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on March 20, 2023. China's muted reaction to the Wagner mercenary group uprising against Russia's military belies Beijing's growing anxieties over the war in Ukraine and how this affects the global balance of power. (Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

China linking with Russia, Iran and North Korea poses dangerous threat to U.S., former leaders warn

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Biden will speak to Xi Jinping soon, White House adviser says

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Polling officers count votes in New Taipei City, Taiwan, Jan. 13, 2024. Voters in Taiwan recently repelled a wave of disinformation seeking to undermine their democracy ahead of this month's recent election. Experts say Taiwan was able to rebuff China's efforts to meddle with their democracy by taking the challenge of disinformation seriously. In doing so, the island can offer lessons to the U.S. and other nations holding their own elections amid the threat of foreign disinformation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election

Associated Press

This combination of photos shows U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, left, in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024 and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, on Jan. 9, 2024. China sent more than 30 warplanes and a group of navy ships toward Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. The military pressure comes on the heels of an announcement that senior American and Chinese representatives were expected to meet in the Thai capital as the two countries seek to cool tensions. (AP Photo, File)

Beijing steps up military pressure on Taiwan after the U.S. and China announce talks

Associated Press

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, center exchange gifts with U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., left and Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif, right in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The co-chairs of the U.S. Congressional Taiwan Caucus are making their first trip to the island after an independence-leaning party won a third straight term in the island's presidential elections this month. arrived Wednesday. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

A U.S. Congressional delegation affirms bipartisan support for Taiwan in first visit since election

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's Vice President and President Elect Vice President Lai Ching-te, right listens as U.S. Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif. and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., left meets him in Taipei, Taiwan on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. The co-chairs of the U.S. Congressional Taiwan Caucus are making their first trip to the island after an independence-leaning party won a third straight term in the island's presidential elections this month. U.S. Reps. Ami Bera, a Democrat from California, and Florida Republican Mario Díaz-Balart arrived Wednesday. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

First congressional delegation in Taipei to congratulate president-elect

By By Chrisopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Chinese People’s Liberation Army cadets take part in a bayonet drills at the PLA’s Armoured Forces Engineering Academy Base, on the outskirts of Beijing. (Associated Press)

Report reveals new details of China’s biological weapons programs

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Soldiers pose for group photos with a Taiwan flag after a preparedness enhancement drill simulating the defense against Beijing's military intrusions, ahead of the Lunar New Year in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan on Jan. 11, 2023. Taiwan says 103 Chinese warplanes flew toward the island in new daily high in recent times. Taiwan's Defense Ministry said that it detected the planes in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Daniel Ceng, File)

Lightly defended beach highlights questions over Taiwan’s resolve

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

The U.S Capitol is seen on Jan. 8, 2024, in Washington. The chairmen of the top tax policy committees in Congress announced a bipartisan agreement Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, to enhance the child tax credit and revive a variety of tax breaks for businesses, a combination designed to attract support from lawmakers of both political parties. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Congress looks to combat China with Taiwan provision in tax deal

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Vote for democracy in Taiwan and not trust China illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

A vote for democracy in Taiwan

By Joseph R. DeTrani

Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, center, celebrates his victory with running mate Bi-khim Hsiao, right, and supporters in Taipei, Taiwan on Jan. 13, 2024. Taiwan's incoming president is promising more of the same. The question is what that will bring, not only for Taiwan but also for its relations with China, the United States and others with an interest in the island of 23 million people that supplies many of the advanced semiconductors that keep the world running. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

China expected to step up coercion, provocations after Taiwan election rebuke

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times