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Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China to stop flying warplanes toward Taiwan, citing the risk of an accidental conflict that could bring global powers to the brink of a major clash. ( read original story ...)

News of the meeting comes after White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Yang Jiechi, a senior Chinese foreign policy adviser. ( read original story ...)

The need for strategic clarity is urgent. ( read original story ...)

Comments come as Biden and Xi agree to stick to Taiwan agreements amid rising tension in Indo-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's Defense Minister told lawmakers on Wednesday that the country's armed forces are under strict instructions to abide by the principle. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday Washington had reassured them that its approach to the island had not changed, a day after President Joe Biden said that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping ... ( read original story ...)

Comments come as Biden and Xi agree to stick to Taiwan agreements amid rising tension in Indo-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)

A group of French senators arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for a five-day visit, even as China warned the trip will damage its relationship with France, the Associated Press reported. Ahead of the trip ... ( read original story ...)

After several days of incursions into Taiwanese airspace by dozens of Chinese military aircraft, Taiwan's defense minister said Wednesday that he fears China could launch a full-scale invasion within ... ( read original story ...)

No shots have been fired, but Taiwan says nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft have entered its air defense zone in a four-day period. The U.S. calls China's sorties "provocative military activity." ... ( read original story ...)

President Joe Biden said he discussed Taiwan with China's President Xi Jinping, after the Chinese government sent a record 145 fighter planes into the self-governing island's air defense zone. ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON – Tensions between the U.S. and China have flared in recent days as the Biden administration rebuked Beijing for its military aggression against Taiwan, prompting a fierce backlash from ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea’s LS Cable & System has secured a preferred bidder status for a KRW 200 billion (around EUR 145 million) contract to provide submarine cables for the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan. ( read original story ...)

As a result, LS Cable & System won the right to supply all the extra-high voltage submarine cables for Taiwan’s phase2 offshore wind farm project, which have been ordered so far ... ( read original story ...)

With record numbers of military flights near Taiwan over the last week, China has been showing a new intensity and military sophistication as it steps up its harassment of the island it claims as its ... ( read original story ...)

If the brewing "cold war" between Washington and Beijing turns hot, Taiwan will be the spark, experts fear. They say Biden must tread carefully. ( read original story ...)