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China warns Japan against joining forces with US

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 19 05:11 AM

Beijing has criticized Japan’s recent comments on Taiwan and warned it not to join forces with the United States to confront China. Read more »

Chinese carrier sails in Taiwan Strait before Biden-Xi call

Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 02:29 AM

Taiwan rejects China's sovereignty claims and has repeatedly vows to defend its freedom and democracy. Read more »

Biden sends defense delegation to Taiwan

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 01 04:21 PM

US President Joe Biden is sending a delegation of former senior defense and security officials to Taiwan in a show of support for the self-ruled island following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Taiwanese officials said Tuesday. Read more »

Taiwan hints military training with US in Guam

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 03 01:17 PM

Taiwan has sent troops to the US island territory of Guam for training and joint exercises, its defense minister appeared to confirm, days after the admission that the Americans were training its forces on the island. Read more »

Why tensions are rising over Taiwan

Francesco Fontemaggi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 07:28 AM

For now, the Biden administration appears to be seeking steps to support Taiwan without triggering a crisis. Read more »

Pentagon chief sidesteps issue of US 'commitment' to defend Taiwan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 22 11:51 PM

The Pentagon chief said it would continue to support Taiwan's military but declined to say if US troops would defend the island against China. Read more »

China holds naval, air drills as US warship transits Taiwan Strait

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Sep 19 08:05 AM

The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command slams repeated ‘provocative actions’, as USS Barry marks the ninth transit of Taiwan Strait by American warships this year. Read more »

VP Harris says US will 'speak up' on South China Sea

Nandita Bose and James Pearson, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 27 10:55 AM

Harris's seven-day trip to Singapore and Vietnam is part of a broader US strategy to take on China globally. Read more »

US, China accuse each other of 'bullying' nations

Nandita Bose and James Pearson, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 05:27 PM

US Vice President Kamala Harris again charged China with bullying its Southeast Asian neighbors. Read more »

Low probability of China trying to seize Taiwan in near term, says top US general

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 18 05:48 AM

The United States is Taiwan's strongest international backer and main source of arms, which angers China.   Read more »

US senators in Taiwan and announce vaccine donation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 12:25 PM

A bipartisan delegation of three United States senators landed in Taiwan on Sunday and announced that Washington would donate 750,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to its ally. Read more »

Taiwanese book ‘COVID-19 vaccine tours’ to US, as island reports 585 new cases

Lawrence Chung, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jun 04 03:54 AM

Rising demand for flights from Taiwan to the US, with travel agent saying some people are flying to take a vaccine. Read more »

China watches for changes to US Taiwan policy after American official’s comments

Minnie Chan, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 07 01:43 PM

A ‘lack of transparency has made the PLA doubt whether Washington will adjust its strategic ambiguity over the Taiwan issue’, a military source said. Despite tensions, both sides appear to have scaled back their provocative actions in the region, according to a Beijing adviser.    Read more »

Ahead of US visit to Taiwan, China calls exercises 'combat drills'

Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 01:46 PM

China described its military exercises near Taiwan as "combat drills" on Wednesday, hours before the arrival of senior former US officials in Taipei on a trip to signal President Joe Biden's commitment to Taiwan and its democracy. Read more »

US State Secretary warns of China’s ‘increasingly aggressive actions’ vs Taiwan

Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 10:40 PM

Beijing on Thursday blamed the United States for tensions after a U.S. warship sailed close to Taiwan.   Read more »

Defying Beijing, US loosens restrictions on Taiwan contacts

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 07:40 AM

The State Department said Friday it would make it easier for US officials to meet Taiwanese representatives, defying pressure from China at a time of high tensions. Read more »

Taiwan bolsters South China Sea deployments, gets US submarine parts approval

Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 01:47 PM

Taiwan's newly-appointed defense minister said Wednesday it strengthened deployments in the disputed South China Sea and that the United States approved the export of sensitive technology to equip Taiwan's new submarine fleet. Read more »

US has no need to change ‘strategic ambiguity’ on Taiwan, says ex-national security adviser

Robert Delaney, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 03 01:40 PM

One of America’s most prominent national security advisers told lawmakers on Tuesday that Washington does not need to change its “strategic ambiguity” policy towards Taiwan to a more explicit defense guarantee, while also calling for a larger military presence in the region to counter Beijing’s operations there more aggressively.   Read more »

US warships transit Taiwan Strait for second time this month

Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 09:47 AM

Two US warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the US Navy said, the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway. Read more »

US and Taiwan sign up for stronger economic ties, rankling Beijing

Mark Magnier in Washington, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 22 08:30 AM

The memorandum of understanding includes efforts to buttress connections in health care, semiconductors and energy sectors and enhance supply-chain security. Taiwan hopes to build on the framework with the next administration, but it’s unclear how a President Biden would handle the relationship with Taipei. Read more »