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Chinese fighter jets crowding Taiwan's radar screens are Beijing's latest tool to ramp up pressure on the democratic island, sparking fears that one mistake could suddenly turn a festering cold ... ( read original story ...)

US President Joe Biden said his country would defend Taiwan if China attacked, in an apparent departure from a long-held policy."Yes, we have a commitment to do that," he said when asked at a town ... ( read original story ...)

China expresses strong dissatisfaction with a plan by Chinese Taipei's foreign minister Joseph Wu to visit Europe and make a virtual address to a forum in Rome next week. Chinese Foreign Ministry ... ( read original story ...)

Biden said. When asked if the US would come to Taiwan’s defence in the event of a Chinese attack, he responded: “Yes, we have a commitment to do that.” Biden’s comments were slightly more explicit ... ( read original story ...)

President Joe Biden vowed to protect Taiwan from any Chinese incursion during a CNN town hall on Thursday night. ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday the United States would come to Taiwan's defense and had a commitment to defend the island China claims as its own territory. ( read original story ...)

European Union legislators voted overwhelmingly in favor of trade talks with Taiwan and other measures flouting China’s claims to sovereignty over the island, leaving officials in Beijing fuming at ... ( read original story ...)

The standoff between China and Taiwan has become a dangerous flashpoint. The Taiwan Strait has become one of the most dangerous places in the world. Known as "The Black Ditch," the strait separates ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan being blocked for participation in nearly all of the UN activities creates an immense cost,’ said Rick Waters, the US State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for China, Taiwan and ... ( read original story ...)

China noted that Nicholas Burns’s ‘deliberately picked tough words to pass the Senate hearing’ were not backed up by a willingness to change the US’s 40-year-old policy ... ( read original story ...)

At least one parliamentarian claimed to have been privately threatened by Chinese diplomats ahead of Wednesday's vote to upgrade EU-Taiwan ties. ( read original story ...)

There has been an extraordinary amount of talk in policy circles recently about Taiwan and the U.S. commitment to Taiwan’s security—and for good reason. ( read original story ...)

POLITICO’s China Direct explores Europe’s diplomatic and commercial relationship with China, delivering expert reporting and analysis every week in your inbox. ( read original story ...)

Foxconn is planning to produce electric vehicles in Europe, India and Latin America. Chair of the board Liu Young-way hinted at this in a conversation with reporters at a business forum in Taipei. ( read original story ...)

Britain's defence minister called on China on Thursday to find a peaceful way to settle its dispute with Taiwan, warning that Chinese incursions into the Taiwanese air defence zone were dangerous and ... ( read original story ...)

Team Biden needs a fuller strategy that includes international recognition and new regional alliances. ( read original story ...)