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China is preparing an armada of ferries and civilian vessels to invade Taiwan as Beijing steps up its pressure campaign against the island nation.

In Taiwan's Kinmen, less than an hour's boat ride from the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, bar owner Powei Lee draws crowds by blending the tiny island's battle-scared past into cocktails.

Opposition seeks to curb new president’s administration while Beijing sends fighters, bombers and navy to patrol around island

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te again offered talks with China on Sunday following two days of Chinese war games near the island, saying he looked forward to enhancing mutual understanding and reconciliation.

Former State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus reacts to China conducting two days' worth of military drills in the Taiwan Strait over recent elections.

Red-hot Alas Pilipinas, now guaranteed a maiden AVC Challenge Cup semifinal appearance, aims for a top-seeded finish with one last elimination-round assignment against young, winless Chinese Taipei

China’s exercises focused on joint sea-air combat-readiness patrol, joint seizure of comprehensive battlefield control and joint precision strikes on key targets, said Xinhua, citing Colonel Li Xi (李熹), spokesman for the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command.

Three books to help understand the challenges faced by new president Lai Ching-te and the dangers facing Taipei today

Marines are preparing for a potential real-world conflict, fine-tuning a strategy they see as critical to fighting China in its neighborhood—from strings of islands close to it.

Taiwan's Nymphia Wind, the first East Asian to take the crown in RuPaul's Drag Race and an increasingly political figure, wowed hundreds of fans at a big homecoming performance in Taipei.

China's two-day military drills around Taiwan were a "blatant provocation to the international order", Taipei said Saturday after the war games encircling the self-ruled island ended. "China's recent unilateral provocation not only undermines the status quo of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait but it is also a blatant provocation to the international order,

TAIPEI (Reuters) - China ended two days of war games around Taiwan, in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, and Taiwan's defence ministry detailed on Saturday the ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — An estimated 100,000 people turned up outside the Legislative Yuan on Friday (May 24) to protest new amendments that would increase legislative powers. Despite the humidity and light rain, organizers said over 20,000 people appeared in the late afternoon. By around 9 p.m., that number had swelled to 100,000, per CNA.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo said on Friday that China had rejected entry to some shipments from the Central American nation, speculating that this could be due to Guatemala's diplomatic relationship with Taiwan.

The island democracy of Taiwan faced internal demonstrations and major new military drills from communist China on Friday, just days into the tenure of newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te.

China is carrying out a second day of military drills neat Taiwan, saying it is testing its ability to ‘seize the self-ruled island’. Tensions have increased in the Taiwanese Strait, with many questioning if Taipei could defend itself against Beijing in case of a direct attack.