The 6.8-magnitude quake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping people on a mountain. ( read original story ...)
Drone footage shows scale of destruction after Taiwan earthquake
The Gaoliao Bridge, in the eastern Hualien County, collapsed after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Asian island on September 18. ( read original story ...)
Biden’s most hawkish comments on Taiwan yet
Each time Biden gestures in the direction of the United States defending Taiwan, officials insist policy has not changed. Such assurances are virtually impossible to square with his latest comments. ( read original story ...)
Drone footage shows collapsed bridge after Taiwan quake
STORY: Sunday's earthquake caused the Gaoliao Bridge in Hualien County to collapse. Several buildings were also damaged and train carriages were derailed.Taiwan's weather bureau said the epicenter was ... ( read original story ...)
Biden: US would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion
China has criticized President Joe Biden’s statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the self-ruled island ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden Risking World War III Over Taiwan, Democrat Warns
Former congressman and mayor Dennis Kucinich was responding to comments the president gave in "60 Minutes" interview broadcast Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Stranded tourists safe, repairs begin after Taiwan quake
About 400 tourists who were stranded on a mountainside when a strong earthquake hit Taiwan have descended safely, as the island repairs damage caused by the quake ... ( read original story ...)
Biden: U.S. will defend Taiwan from ‘unprecedented attack’ by China
U.S. President Joe Biden repeated his assertion that American forces would defend Taiwan militarily against an attempted invasion by China, a claim that he has made several times during his ... ( read original story ...)
Strong quake kills 1, knocks house, derails train in Taiwan
A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a ... ( read original story ...)
Would US forces defend Taiwan if China invades? Biden again says, ‘yes’
President Joe Biden has reiterated that United States military personnel would defend Taiwan if the Chinese military were to launch an invasion of the democratically ruled island. ( read original story ...)
Biden Says U.S. Forces Would Defend Taiwan If China Invaded
Biden said “yes” when asked during an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS News’s “60 Minutes” program whether “U.S. forces, U.S. men and women, would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.” ... ( read original story ...)
Biden says US would defend Taiwan if China launches an ‘unprecedented attack’
The United States would defend Taiwan if China launched "an unprecedented attack," President Joe Biden told 60 Minutes in an interview that aired Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Biden says US would defend Taiwan but denies ‘One China’ policy has changed
Mr Biden says American forces would come to Taipei’s defence in the event of an ‘unprecedented attack’ from mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
Biden again says US would defend Taiwan if China attacks
US President Joe Biden has again said the US would defend Taiwan in the event of an "unprecedented attack" by China. Speaking in a CBS interview, Mr Biden replied, "Yes" when asked if that meant US ... ( read original story ...)
US would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion, Biden says
President Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan if China tries to invade the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, adding to displays of official American support for the ... ( read original story ...)
Biden tells 60 Minutes U.S. troops would defend Taiwan, but White House says this is not official U.S. policy
We're not-- that-- that's their decision." "But would U.S. forces defend the island?" Pelley asked. "Yes, if in fact there was an unprecedented attack," Mr. Biden said. "So unlike Ukraine, to be clear ... ( read original story ...)