Taiwan Strait
The latest on the Taiwan Strait, the 100-mile waterway separating China from self-ruled Taiwan, an island on the edge of the South China Sea, whose political status is a matter of international dispute. China claims sovereignty over Taiwan and by extension the Taiwan Strait, while countries like the United States, Australia, and Taiwan itself dispute this claim, seeing the strait as international waters.
Taiwan may have reason to worry about Trump
The U.S.-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia—without Ukraine's participation—give a glimpse at how Trump may handle a crisis over Taiwan.
China issues new demands to Trump's America
The State Department removed a line from a fact sheet saying Washington doesn't support Taiwan's independence, angering Beijing.
China mobilizes military against Canadian warship near coast
China has claimed that it has "sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction" over the 110-mile-wide Taiwan Strait.
US and Chinese navy ships in close encounter in Taiwan Strait
Beijing blasted the U.S.'s "wrong signals" following the first transit through the strait of Trump's second term.
China's rival wants US radar planes to track Chinese stealth jets
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft can track over 3,000 air and ground targets simultaneously.
China's invasion force reveals major air power boost
The Chinese Eastern Theater Command has a joint training mechanism that allows different aviation forces to share airfields.
China's neighbor eyes advanced US battle command system
The air and missile defense system can integrate sensors and weapons that were never designed to work together.
Video shows China's army practicing invasion tactics
A video shows Chinese military helicopters conducting exercises featuring "long-range projection" and "ultra-low altitude penetration."
Taiwan Faces First Trump Test Amid China Tensions
U.S. officials have long called on Taiwan to dramatically boost its defense spending as the power gap across the Taiwan Strait grows.
Air force officer sucked into fighter jet engine in fatal accident: Taiwan
The tragedy occurred in a hangar when the female officer was conducting checks on a fighter jet.
'New nuclear arms race' if Taiwan falls, Mike Pence warns Trump
The former vice president called on Donald Trump to renew his pledge to support Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
China will launch war this decade, Trump nominee says
Sen. Marco Rubio suggested doubling down on Taiwan's defense is the only way to make Xi Jinping think twice about an invasion.
China prepares military for own 'D-Day' invasion
CIA director Billl Burns believes Chinese President Xi Jinping has directed his military to be capable of moving against Taiwan by 2027.
US air bases vulnerable to China missile strikes, researchers say
The Chinese military has routinely practiced live fire strikes on mock airfields, according to the Pentagon.
Will China invade Taiwan in 2025?
China has claimed that the self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and has refused to renounce using force against it.
China reacts to death of former US President Jimmy Carter
Beijing called the late U.S. leader a promoter and decision-maker in the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic ties.
Taiwan gets major boost with US Abrams tanks
The tanks would best serve the island in efforts to deny a beachhead to invading Chinese forces, RAND Corporation's Raymond Kuo said.
Satellite photos show China's warships in naval standoff
Five Chinese and five Taiwanese warships were spotted in a standoff in the contested waters near Taiwan.
Map shows Chinese military exercise near flashpoint
China has designated seven zones along its eastern coast facing Taiwan for military exercises.
China announces countermeasures against US amid tensions over Taiwan
The largely symbolic sanctions are retaliation for the latest U.S. arms sale being considered for the island democracy.
China scrambles jets against US military plane
A P-8A Poseidon patrol plane conducted the latest U.S. transit of the Taiwan Strait, a mission China blasted as "publicly hyped."
US aircraft carrier returns to allied naval base near China seas
This is the second time for USS George Washington to be forward-deployed to Japan.
U.S. Pacific commander recalls China's largest invasion "rehearsal" in career
The American admiral said that his forces must be ready to respond every single day.
US raises air power on China's doorstep with F-35 and F-22 jets
The stealth fighters are deployed on Okinawa, one of Japan's southwest islands located near Taiwan.
China's neighbor receives HIMARS boost from US amid invasion threat
The U.S.'s backlog of arms sales to Taiwan exceeds $20 billion, according to the CATO Institute's estimates.
China's navy flexes muscles in first dual aircraft carrier operations
The Chinese dual aircraft carrier operations were conducted in the contested South China Sea.
After Trump calls for protection fee, China says US could "abandon" Taiwan
China's Taiwan Affairs Office denounced the $2 billion arms sale the U.S. announced for Taiwan last week.
Map shows US and China's aircraft carriers in Pacific this week
An American aircraft carrier has reached the Western Pacific Ocean for forward deployment in Japan.
China sails aircraft carrier through contested West Pacific waters
The CNS Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, transited the Taiwan Strait.
China responds as US and Canada sail warships to flashpoint
The Chinese military claimed it tracked and monitored the American and Canadian warships in the Taiwan Strait.
