Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine was launched, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The report, which cited people familiar with the matter, said Xi is...
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Thursday that China should know the US is willing to go to war over Taiwan, pointing to comments made by President Biden that he would defend the island in the event of a Chinese attack. Haines made the remarks at a...
The head of United States Pacific Air Forces said Wednesday that the US needs to focus on sinking Chinese ships in a potential conflict with China as US military leaders are speaking more bluntly about a direct war with Beijing despite the risk of it turning nuclear....
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it was "gravely concerned" over reports that Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen plans to visit the US and meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in California. "We are gravely concerned over this and have made...
China's new foreign minister on Tuesday warned Beijing and Washington are headed for "conflict and confrontation" if the US doesn't change course on its military buildup in the Asia Pacific and other policies aimed at China. "If the United States does not hit the...
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said Monday that China will use Taiwan's growing relationship with the US as an excuse to increase military pressure on the island. "Beijing has been looking for excuses, such as visits from high-ranking officials from abroad...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that China "declared" it will not provide Russia with weapons for its war in Ukraine despite US claims, signaling that the German leader received some sort of assurance from Beijing. "We all agree that there should be no arms...
US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said this week that the US must prepare to win a future war with China over Taiwan by beefing up its military deployments in the region. "I personally am not of the view that an amphibious invasion of Taiwan is imminent," Wormuth...
Rep. Michelle Steel (R-CA) on Wednesday introduced a bill in the House that would allow the US to lend or lease weapons to Taiwan as Congress is looking for ways to ship more arms to the island. The legislation is modeled off the World War II-era Lend-Lease Act that...
China expressed it was unhappy over the latest congressional visit to Taiwan in a letter to Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), who was part of the bipartisan delegation that was led by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). "It was reported that Congressman Jake Auchincloss recently...
