The US approved new arms sales for Taiwan on Friday, a day before Taiwanese President William Lai Ching-te arrived in Hawaii for a two-day visit as part of a tour of the region. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the Biden administration approved...
The US Navy's 7th Fleet said Tuesday that it flew a P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane over the sensitive Taiwan Strait in the latest US provocation in the region. China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) criticized the transit and said that it deployed ships and planes...
Last week, the Pentagon revealed that US troops are deployed as part of a task force to support the Philippines in its dispute with China in the South China Sea, a deployment that is a significant provocation toward Beijing. The US Task Force Ayungin is named after...
On Thursday, the Chinese Defense Ministry blamed the US for the lack of talks between the two countries' defense ministers while they were both in Laos for meetings with Southeast Asian officials. The US said it asked for Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to hold...
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that the island received its first batch of US-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), which it first ordered in 2020. The HIMARS is a truck-mounted mobile rocket launch system that can fire a variety of...
On Friday, the State Department approved two potential arms deals for Taiwan worth about $2 billion, drawing a sharp rebuke from China. The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said one deal is for three National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile...
The US and Canada each sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday in a joint operation that came less than a week after the Chinese military conducted blockade drills around the island. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the guided-missile destroyer USS...
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a blockade drill around the island of Taiwan on Monday and said the military exercises were a warning against "Taiwan Independence." Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said the drills were a direct response to a...
On Sunday, the White House released a brief memo stating that President Biden approved $567 million in new military aid for Taiwan, a move that has angered China. The memo said Biden authorized Secretary of State Antony Blinken to "direct the drawdown of up to $567...
The Biden administration is preparing to provide Taiwan with $567 in military aid as the US continues to ignore China's red lines related to the island, Defense News reported on Friday. The weapons package is in the final stages and will be provided through the...
