Taiwan Says Will Show Firm Determination to Defend Itself More Reuters FILE PHOTO: A Taiwanese flag flaps in the wind in Taoyuan, Taiwan, June 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's position remains the same, which is it will neither give in to pressure nor...
Biden repeatedly broke with purposeful American ambiguity to say that the US would defend Taiwan if China invaded the island. He also approved funding for thefirst-ever military aidto the island as Beijing ramped up its military pressure. In contrast, the president-elect earlier this...
China and the United States are two major countries. The right way for them to deal with each other lies only in mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, no-confrontation and win-win cooperation. The Taiwan question is p...
Third, all along, American military experts have been critical of Taiwan itself for insufficiently shoring up its military capability, “cunningly” failing to devise an effective asymmetrical defense strategy, abstaining from stiffening the will and morale of the Taiwan people to defend the island, a...
Taiwan will fight to the end if China attacks, its foreign minister said, adding that the United States saw a danger that this could happen amid mounting Chinese military pressure, including aircraft carrier drills, near the island.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the U.S. would ensure Taiwan had the ability to defend itself if attacked. “There is no change in our policy,” Blinken said on CNN’s “State of the Union” before referring to “a long standing commi
To push its "pro-independence" agenda, Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party is happy to be used as a pawn by the United States in the latter's game to check the peaceful rise of the Chinese mainland. In fact, for years, the collusion between Washington and the island has delayed...
“This decision is not just a symbolic gesture but a declaration of truth, a declaration of religious freedom and the restoration of historical justice. The United States has been and will always be a pillar of human rights and the protection of holy sites around the world. Especially after ...
“As reflected in the Taiwan Relations Act, the United States maintains the capacity to resist any resort to force, or other forms of coercion, that would jeopardize the security or the social or economic system of the people on Taiwan.” Article content The commander of the U....
He added without elaborating that the United States has “an astonishing record of breaking its promises and abandoning its allies” throughout its history. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun separately warned the Philippines earlier this week “that nothing good could come out of opening...