Us News Us Presses China To Ease Up On Taiwan As Defense Chiefs Meet Bloomberg

Is China about to invade Taiwan?

Chinese action against Taiwan would be an “act of war that sparks a global crisis”, said The Wall Street Journal. “It would provoke a military response by Taiwan, force President Trump to decide ... Read More

US stays silent on Taiwan after Xi turns up pressure on Japan in call with Trump

The US has thus far refrained from taking any strong position on the ongoing blowup between Beijing and Tokyo over the Japanese PM’s remarks about Taiwan ... Read More

Hegseth Voices Serious Concern Over China’s Naval Activity Near Taiwan

(Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth voiced serious concerns in talks with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun about Beijing’s naval activity around Taiwan and the South China Sea, citing its ... Read More

China's top paper urges US to rein in Japan over Taiwan

China urged the U.S. on Thursday to rein in Japan and prevent any "actions to revive militarism" in an editorial published by the newspaper of the ruling Communist Party, as a war of words with Tokyo ... Read More

China’s energy siege of Taiwan could cripple US supply chains, report warns

China may conquer Taiwan through energy blockade and gray-zone tactics rather than military invasion, new defense study reveals. Beijing's strategy targets fuel imports. Read More

Taiwan says it has discussed with US arms purchases for extra defence budget

Taiwan has already held preliminary talks with the United States about what weapons it wants to buy as part of a $40 billion supplementary defence budget, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on ... Read More

China War Over Taiwan Would Trigger Global Financial Crisis, US Warned

That role also means a war over Taiwan could be "cataclysmic," the report warned, potentially "wiping out as much as 10 percent of global GDP"—an unprecedented economic hit in modern times. The ... Read More