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...
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen convinced House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to meet her in California instead of Taipei to avoid a major response from China, Financial Times reported on Monday. McCarthy was planning to visit Taiwan like his predecessor, Rep. Nancy...
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...
The State Department on Wednesday approved a potential $619 million weapons sale to Taiwan for hundreds of missiles to arm the island's US-made F-16 fighter jets. The approval of the deal notifies Congress and begins a period where the sale could be blocked, but it...
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...
Taiwan is expected to pass a new law that would criminalize spreading rumors or "disinformation" during wartime as the island takes more steps to prepare for a potential future conflict with China. Taiwan's Defense Ministry has submitted a revised version of the...
A US Navy surveillance plane flew through the Taiwan Strait on Monday amid heightened tensions between the US and China, drawing a rebuke from China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). The PLA's Eastern Theater Command said in a press release that China "opposes the...
The US plans to deploy between 100 and 200 troops to Taiwan in the coming months, which could quadruple the US presence on the island, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The move would mark the most significant deployment of US military forces to Taiwan in...
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday met with a US bipartisan congressional delegation in Taipei led by Rep. Ro Khanna (R-CA) and told the American lawmakers that Taiwan is boosting military exchanges with the US. "Taiwan and the United States continue to...
