US, China officials discuss Middle East, Taiwan, South China Sea

The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia discussed Middle East developments, the South China Sea and Taiwan issues with Chinese counterparts in Beijing, the State Department said on Monday, the latest ... Read More

China on Track to Be Ready to Invade Taiwan by 2027, US Says

China is building its ... ambitions to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, a top US admiral testified. Despite Beijing’s economic challenges, its official defense budget has increased by 16% ... Read More

US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan

A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation has pledged continued support for Taiwan, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China ... Read More

China blacklists 2 US defense-related companies over military sales to Taiwan

China blacklists 2 US defense-related companies over military sales to Taiwan. Read More

China Sanctions US Companies Over Taiwan Arms Sales

China seeks to punish American defense contractors for their role in the longstanding U.S.-Taiwan security partnership. Read More

China Military Exercising Restraint Lately, Taiwan Officials Say

China seems ... and patrols around Taiwan, but they have not increased their intensity since January elections, according to two security officials, who spoke to Bloomberg News on Friday on ... Read More

Former Taiwan President Ma Leaves for China, Likely to Meet Xi

Former Taiwan President Ma Leaves for China, Likely to Meet Xi TAIPEI (Reuters ... governed Taiwan its own territory and has ramped up military and political pressure to reinforce that claim. Read More

US Officials Warn of New ‘Axis of Evil’ With China at the Fore

U.S. military and defense officials are increasingly concerned that as China and Russia forge ever ... from those two authoritarian nations puts us in a different security environment,” Admiral ... Read More

Taiwan admits US troops are now stationed on islands off the coast of China amid fears the region will spark World War Three

It is believed that if the defense chief, Chiu Kuo-cheng, was correct, the US ... officials branded a 'vicious incident.' In response, Beijing stepped up patrols of the coast, and Taiwan says ... Read More

PH, US officials take up Mutual Defense Treaty amid China harassment

Top diplomats, and defense and security officials of the Philippines and the US met on Friday to discuss the Mutual Defense Treaty, with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo raising the need for ... Read More

China on track to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027: US

US lawmakers, officials ... invade Taiwan by 2027,” Aquilino said. “The PLA’s actions indicate their ability to meet Xi’s preferred time-line to unify Taiwan with mainland China by ... Read More

US congressional delegation reaffirms defense support for Taiwan

A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation has pledged continued support for Taiwan following the recent approval of $300 million in military aid. Congress views Taiwan as a strategic ally ... Read More