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China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through Taiwan Strait for the first time

China's navy says its newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, has sailed through the Taiwan Strait. The body of water separates ...

Taiwan, China Foreign Ministers Make Unusual Simultaneous Visits to Europe

Separately, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi starts a three-nation visit to Europe on Friday. He will be going to Austria, ...

China accuses Britain and US of ‘undermining peace’ in Taiwan Strait

China has warned Britain and the US against sending their warships through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Both the American ...

Exclusive: Facing new China 'grey-zone' threat, Taiwan steps up sea cable patrols

Taiwanese coast guard captain Juan Chung-ching's patrol boat moves across the Taiwan Strait, scanning for threats to what ...

In Taiwan, competing narratives over the meaning of China’s massive military show

Taiwan's government sees a massive military parade in Beijing commemorating the end of World War II as another example of ...

China condemns sailing of U.S. and British warships through Taiwan Strait as its aircraft carrier makes the same journey

Both the U.S. and Britain said the sailing was a routine passage. The Chinese navy said earlier in the day that its newest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, had also passed through the strait.

Senior U.S. Senator visits Taiwan, calls it "a free country" with "right to remain free" as China threat looms

Sen. Roger Wicker, visiting Taiwan, called the island claimed by China a "free country." Beijing condemned the visit itself ...

US says China spreads ‘false’ World War II narratives to pressure Taiwan

Beijing says documents like the Potsdam Proclamation support its legal claims of sovereignty over Taiwan. Read more at ...

Tourniquets, gray-zone tactics, and secrecy: I attended an 8-hour course that teaches Taiwanese citizens what to do if China invades

Getting press access to Taiwan's Kuma Academy feels more like signing up for a covert operation than joining a civil defense ...