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Taiwan Tells Citizens 'Don't Be Dismayed' By WSJ Report on Low Troop Morale
The damning report found many conscripts and reserves who felt their short duration of training left them and their countrymen unprepared for conflict.
Xi Jinping Sounds Warning As U.S.-China Tensions Reach United Nations
The Chinese leader spoke at length on Monday as the Biden administration began work to help Taiwan's future participation at the United Nations.
China Military Aircraft Buzz Taiwan Air Defenses 10 Days in a Row
Regular military operations returned to the skies southwest of Taiwan following a brief period of quiet in which China sent just four flights in 11 days.
Chinese Media Calls Biden Admin 'Most Incapable' in History Amid Tensions
The Chinese publication said "the U.S. will become a historic sinner that further undermines world unity" by backing Taiwan at the United Nations.
North Korea: Biden's Pro-Taiwan Remarks Could Have 'Tragic Consequences'
President Joe Biden stirred controversy Thursday when he said the U.S. has a "commitment" to defend Taiwan against a potential Chinese attack.
Pentagon Corrects Austin on China, Taiwan After Biden Causes Confusion
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was committed to "the Three Assurances" and "Six Communiques," while he actually meant the Three Communiques and Six Assurances.
Taiwan Vows to 'Defend Itself' Amid U.S. Reversal, But China's Far Stronger
"The complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled, and it will definitely be fulfilled," Ma Xiaoguang of China's Taiwan Affairs Office said.
Lloyd Austin Won't Discuss 'Hypothetical' Where China Attacks Taiwan
"Nobody wants to see cross-Strait issues come to blows—certainly not President Biden, and there's no reason that it should," Austin said.
Joe Biden Misspeaks on Taiwan Again as White House Issues Clarification
The U.S. has long pursued a policy of so-called "strategic ambiguity" on the issue of defending Taiwan.
China Fumes As Europe Gets Closer to Taiwan
At least one parliamentarian claimed to have been privately threatened by Chinese diplomats ahead of Wednesday's vote to upgrade EU-Taiwan ties.
War With China Not Likely in Next Three Years—Taiwan Intelligence Chief
The director of Taiwan's National Security Bureau said China's ruling Communist Party is "trapped inside a security dilemma."
Taiwan's Opinion of the Chinese Government Has Never Been Worse
Polling by a Beijing-friendly newspaper showed 10 percent of Taiwan's public was interested in some form of "unification" with China.
Protecting Taiwan's Independence Without War
America's failure to keep our decades-long public commitment to Taiwan would be devastating.
China State Media: U.S. Defending Taiwan Would Be 'Death Blow' to Soldiers
The Global Times warned Taiwan that the U.S. won't "fight to the death" over Taiwan, but China is prepared to wage the battle.
China Says 'External Forces' Provoked It to Do Military Drills Near Taiwan
A Chinese official said the drills were provoked by "Taiwan's independence forces" and "external forces."
Apartment Building With Elderly Residents Destroyed in Fire, Killing 46
"Facing this serious accident, we extend our deepest condolences to the victims, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery," Taiwan's president said.
Taiwan Defense Delegation to Meet U.S. Pacific Officials in Hawaii: Report
Taiwan's defense minister confirmed on Tuesday that the group was stateside for the Association of the U.S. Army's annual gathering in Washington, D.C.
Pentagon Backs Taiwan Against Chinese Military Threats
Defense Department spokesperson John Kirby described recent Chinese military maneuvers near Taiwan as "destabilizing and only increase the risk of miscalculation."
China Says Warplane Exercises Are Warnings to Taiwan and U.S.
A Chinese government spokesperson removed any doubt surrounding the intended targets of the recent exercises during a press conference on Wednesday.
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Russia Says Taiwan Part of China as Two Powers Further Align Against U.S.
"We believe more countries, with their eyes wide open, will oppose the U.S. hegemonic approach featuring politicization and a sense of supremacy in pursuit of self-interests at the expense of others," the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Zhao Lijian said.
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China Pushes Back on Taiwan's Campaign for United Nations Return
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Tuesday said Taiwan was "not qualified" to join the UN as a Chinese province.
Taiwan President Rebuffs China's Xi Jinping in Most Defiant Speech Yet
Tsai Ing-wen articulated her country's own "bottom line," which she described as the will of the Taiwanese people.
China Will 'Lose Everything' If It Starts Taiwan War—former Marine Colonel
The United States is not legally bound to defend Taiwan in the event of an attack by China and has maintained "strategic ambiguity" for over 40 years.
Taiwan Not Concerned About War With China, Despite Sky-high Tensions
Polling by pro-government and opposition bodies reflects sanguine attitudes toward tensions across the Taiwan Strait.
Chinese State Media Accuses Taiwan President of 'Arrogance' After Speech
Taiwan's ruling party has "thrown itself into a political gamble that has only short-term benefits and no chance of winning in the long run," said the Global Times.
China Slams Abbott Warning It Could 'Lash Out Disastrously' Over Taiwan
Ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott warned of what China might do given its slowing economy and a sense its "relative power might have peaked."
'Secret' U.S. Troops in Taiwan 'Will Only Hasten' War, Warns China Media
"The US dispatching military personnel to the island of Taiwan is a very severe matter," said an editorial piece in the Global Times.
China Concerned about U.S. Submarine Collision in South China Sea
China has urged the U.S. to provide details, the submarine's purpose of cruising, and whether it caused a nuclear leak or damaged the marine environment.