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US Pressing Japan and Australia on What They Would Do If the US Goes to War With China Over Taiwan

by Dave DeCamp | Jul 14, 2025

The Pentagon is pressing Japan and Australia to make clear what role they would play if the US goes to war with China over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported over the weekend. The report said that the Pentagon's policy chief, Elbridge Colby, has been pressing the...

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Hegseth Says US Ready to ‘Fight and Win’ a War With China Over Taiwan

by Dave DeCamp | Jun 1, 2025

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for a "Cold War mentality" in response to his remarks about China at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, which included him warning that the US is ready to "fight and win" a war over...

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US Has 500 Troops in Taiwan in Major Challenge to China

by Dave DeCamp | May 26, 2025

A retired US Navy admiral recently revealed that the US has 500 troops in Taiwan, a major challenge to Beijing's red lines related to the island. Ret. Adm. Mark Montgomery made the disclosure at a House hearing on May 15, where he was arguing that the US should send...

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US Releases $870 Million in Military Aid for Taiwan, Angering China

by Dave DeCamp | Mar 2, 2025

The US has quietly released $870 million in funding for military aid to Taiwan after it was briefly paused during the Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid. Reuters first reported on February 21 that the US released the military aid for Taiwan as part of $5.3...

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Trump Declines To Say Whether the US Would Defend Taiwan If China Attacked

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 27, 2025

President Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether or not the US would defend Taiwan if China attacked the island. The president was asked if he would make it his policy to ensure "China never takes Taiwan by force" and replied, "I never comment on that. I don’t...

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China Says Trump Admin’s Change To US Fact Sheet on Taiwan Damages Relations

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 17, 2025

On Monday, China reacted strongly to the US State Department removing a line from its fact sheet on Taiwan that said the US "does not support Taiwan independence," saying the move damages US-China relations. "History cannot be tampered with, facts cannot be denied,...

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Two US Navy Ships Transit Taiwan Strait for First Time Under New Trump Admin

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 12, 2025

Two US Navy ships transited the Taiwan Strait this week, marking the first US naval passage through the sensitive waterway under the new Trump administration, which drew a rebuke from China. US Indo-Pacific Command said the guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson...

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Taiwan Publicizes the US Is Sending Troops for Two-Year Naval Training Program

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 22, 2025

Last week, Taiwan's Defense Ministry announced it had signed a deal with the US under which the US will send military personnel to the island for a naval training program. The US has a history of sending personnel to train Taiwanese forces, but the training programs...

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China Sanctions More US Companies in Response to US Military Aid to Taiwan

by Dave DeCamp | Dec 29, 2024

On Friday, China said it was imposing sanctions on seven American companies in response to recent US military aid to Taiwan and new weapons sales for the island. "Recently, the United States announced another substantial military assistance and arms sale to China’s...

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Biden Signs Off on New $571 Million Military Aid Package for Taiwan

by Dave DeCamp | Dec 22, 2024

On Friday, the White House released a brief memo that said President Biden directed the authorization of a new military aid package for Taiwan worth $571 million. The memo didn't detail the contents of the arms package, only saying it would include "defense articles...

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