The U.S. and other Western navies have periodically sent warships to the strait in shows of force to preserve the status quo, and to openly reject the Chinese government's recent assertions that ...

China is preparing for war to take Taiwan, the island's top China policymaker said in Washington on Friday, warning if Taiwan ...

Taiwan’s defense ministry plans to seek up to a record $33 billion in special funding to upgrade the island’s defenses against a potential Chinese attack, a senior lawmaker told Agence France-Presse ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan plans to boost defence spending by a fifth next year, surpassing 3% of gross domestic product, as it invests billions more in new equipment to better face down China and ...

Beijing condemned a visit by two US Republican senators to Taiwan on Friday, saying it sent a "seriously wrong signal" to "separatist forces". The visit by Roger Wicker and Deb Fischer comes at a ...

The record special funding will go towards upgrading the island's defences against a potential Chinese attack.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A visit by a pair of U.S. senators to Taiwan has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.

Taiwan plans to boost defence spending by a fifth next year, surpassing 3% of gross domestic product, as it invests billions ...