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Just a week after the Trump-Xi summit in Beijing, the United States paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan to secure sufficiency of its weapons stockpiles for the Iran war, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told the U.S. Senate on May 21. “Right now we’re doing a pause in
Beijing Carries Out Military Drills Near Taiwan, Media Uses Afganistan Example as ‘Lesson for Taiwan’
On Aug. 17, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted military drills near Taiwan, with fighter...
Responding to Sen. Cornyn, Chinese State Media Says China Would ‘Liberate’ Taiwan Immediately if It Discovered
Texas’ senior Sen. John Cornyn deleted his mistaken Twitter remark claiming that the United States had...
Taiwan Rebuffs Chinese Propaganda Claims That Afghanistan’s Fate Is an ‘Omen’ for the Island
Communist Party-run outlets in China are touting the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as a sign of things...
Communist China Attempts to Bolster Its Olympic Medal Count by Including Medals Won by Hong Kong and
In a move widely panned as petty and inappropriate for a world superpower, communist China has claimed...
Chinese Envoy Meets US Deputy Secretary of State, Bilateral Relations Still on Edge
The new Chinese ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, recently met with Wendy R. Sherman, the U.S...
Typhoon Lupit Makes Landfall Twice in China, Skips Taiwan, Forces Evacuation of Over 300,000 in Japan
Typhoon Lupit, which was active in the Pacific region from August 2 to August 9, made landfall twice...
How ‘Goddess of Weightlifting’ Kuo Hsing-chun Won Taiwan Its First Gold in the 2020 Olympics
Commentary Besting three Olympic records, Taiwan’s Kuo Hsing-chun fell short of topping a world record...
Britain Announces Permanent Warships in Asia Ahead of HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Visit to Japan, Tokyo Decouples
On July 20, Britain declared that it would soon be deploying warships in Asian waters. The deployment...
US Restarts Trade Talks With Taiwan Despite Beijing’s Opposition, Raises Pork and Beef Issue
On June 29th, representatives from the United States and Taiwan held trade talks for the first time in...