China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has launched major military drills encircling the island of Taiwan, a step Beijing has made clear is a response to the US recently approving more than $11 billion in arms sales for Taipei. According to CGTN, Chen Binhua, a...
The State Department on Wednesday approved a series of arms deals for Taiwan worth more than $11 billion, including multiple types of missile systems and munitions, an announcement that China has strongly condemned. If the sales aren't blocked by Congress, which is...
The New York Times editorial board released a video on Monday calling for the US to "prepare for the future of war" and urged the Pentagon to take drastic steps to be better prepared for a potential fight with China, a conflict that could quickly turn nuclear. "US...
Japan has reaffirmed that it plans to deploy a surface-to-air missile system to one of its far-flung southwestern islands that's near Taiwan, drawing a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters on Sunday that Tokyo would be...
President Trump said on Thursday that he had a "truly great" meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, a sign that trade tensions between Washington and Beijing may ease. "I had a truly great meeting with President Xi of China. There is enormous...
President Trump said on Monday that he doesn't think China wants to invade Taiwan and expressed optimism about reaching a trade deal with Beijing despite his recent threat to increase tariffs in response to China's rare earth export restrictions. "I think we’ll be...
A group of 15 national organizations from across the political spectrum is urging President Trump to reduce military tensions with China by reversing the US's shift away from the policy of strategic ambiguity concerning Taiwan and reaffirming the "One China" policy as...
The US War Department is pushing US weapons makers to double or even quadruple the production of missiles to help the US military prepare for a potential future war with China, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The report said that senior Pentagon officials...
The newly rebranded Department of War is expected to release a National Defense Strategy that prioritizes missions in the homeland and the Western Hemisphere over countering China and Russia, a shift from the Pentagon's policy in recent years, which has placed China...
As Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted more than 20 world leaders in Beijing for a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, President Trump accused the Chinese leader, along with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean...
