The US should abide by the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiques, handle Taiwan-related issues prudently and properly, and stop sending any wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces, she sa...
Such provocative moves show that the US continues to hollow out the one-China principle, and thus risks triggering a conflict. Especially because the Chinese military is on high alert and ready to thwart any US move to change the status quo across the Straits. The US has been challenging Chi...
China Charging Up Military Spending Amid Taiwan Tensions Chinese aggression toward Taiwan is also on the rise, following President Biden sending an “unofficial” delegation to the island nation that China insists is still under their jurisdiction. In response,Beijing launched 25 warplanes into Taiwan’...
BEIJING (AP) —Chinese military forcesare holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a U.S. congressional delegation to the island. The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a “necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty,” China’s Defense Ministry...
President Joe Biden said US forces would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion, his most explicit statement so far on the issue and comments sure to anger Beijing. Asked in a CBS 60 Minutes interview broadcast on 18 September 2022 whether US forces would d...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls “the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world.”
Ma blamed actions by Taiwan’s independence-leaning democratically elected government and its relations with “external forces” for heightening tensions. Outside observers say the military maneuvers are intended to degrade Taiwan’s physical defense capabilities through wear and ...
"The US has, once again, provided China's Taiwan region with huge military aid recently, which seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués, especially the August 17 Communiqué of 1982. Such sale seriously interferes in China's internal affairs, and grave...
Wu stressed that in recent years, the US has repeatedly breached its commitments, providing military aid and arms sales to Taiwan, sending the wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" forces. Wu Qian, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense, speaks during a press briefing in Beijing...
Admiral Philip Davidson, then head of US forces in the Indo-Pacific, said in 2021 that China could take military action against Taiwan by 2027. Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, said last year that Taiwan faced an “acute” threat from China before 2030. General Mike Minihan, ...