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A U.S. lawmaker on the Senate Commerce and Armed Services committees arrived in Taiwan on Thursday on the third visit by a U.S. dignitary this month, defying pressure from Beijing to halt the trips. ( read original story ...)

China's aggressive military drills around Taiwan in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit put Washington on edge, but not enough to spur an immediate sharp increase in weapons sales to ... ( read original story ...)

Sen. Marsha Blackburn is the latest U.S. lawmaker to make an unannounced trip to Taiwan, according to a source familiar with the trip. She is expected to land Thursday. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip earlier this month sharply raised tensions with China. ( read original story ...)

After a quarterfinal exit, Gilas Pilipinas U18 shoots for the next best thing when it takes on Chinese Taipei anew in a classification match of the FIBA U18 Asian Championship today at the Azadi ... ( read original story ...)

A delegation of US lawmakers will arrive in Taiwan on the evening of August 24 and will meet with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, according to media reports. ( read original story ...)

Blackburn's trip is due to follow a visit led by Massachusetts Democrat Sen. Ed Markey on August 14 and that of Nancy Pelosi between August 2 and 3. ( read original story ...)

Sen. Marsha Blackburn is the latest U.S. lawmaker to make an unannounced trip to Taiwan, according to a source familiar with the trip. She is expected to land Thursday. ( read original story ...)

The purchase of military hardware including U.S.-made fighter aircraft was part of the new budget, officials said. ( read original story ...)

STORY: Taiwan has proposed a record increase in defense spending for next year.Weeks after China staged its largest-ever military exercises around the island – which it views as its territory.The ... ( read original story ...)

Another group of U.S. lawmakers will arrive in Taiwan on Thursday evening, Taiwan's official Central News Agency reported, the third such visit this month and defying pressure from Beijing for these ... ( read original story ...)

This would be the third group of U.S. lawmakers to visit the Chinese-claimed island this month, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who came in early August on a trip condemned by Beijing. ( read original story ...)

The former secretary of state ended his last visit with a controversial call for the U.S. to recognize the Chinese-claimed island as an independent country. ( read original story ...)

The Taiwanese defence ministry said the defences would first be installed on the outlying islands to cope with “grey-area threats” from the mainland. Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its territory and ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei announced a record jump in its defense budget as it eyes new fighter jets and anti-ship missiles that could help repel an invasion by Chinese forces. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan proposed on Thursday $19 billion in defence spending for next year, a double-digit increase on 2022 that includes funds for new fighter jets, weeks after China staged large-scale military ... ( read original story ...)