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Taiwan’s leader on Friday said China and Russia are “disrupting and threatening the world order” through Beijing’s recent large-scale military exercises near the island and Moscow’s invasion of ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing asserts sovereignty over the self-ruled democracy and responds furiously when foreign officials appear to treat Taiwan as a country. ( read original story ...)

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn met with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen on Friday, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip earlier this month sharply raised ... ( read original story ...)

We need to make the enemy understand that they will pay a very heavy price if they invade or try to invade Taiwan,” she said, as she commemorated the second Taiwan Strait crisis when China launched an ... ( read original story ...)

For nearly 70 years an imagined line running down the Taiwan Strait between Taiwan and China has helped keep the peace but the so-called median line is looking increasingly meaningless as China's ... ( read original story ...)

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 ...)