China’s armed forces are more ready than ever to surround the self-ruled island of Taiwan, cut it off from the world and try to squeeze it into submission. A Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be ...

Communist China, currently in the gunsights of US President Donald Trump and his tariffs, remains committed to annexing the island democracy of Taiwan, separated from the mainland by just over 100 ...

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan: As China continues and intensifies its campaign of aggression against the island, Taiwan’s military is struggling to reach recruitment goals for professional personnel ...

Subscribe to the Daily News Brief. Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. Mainland China, officially the People’s ...

Taipei — Taiwan sent forces on Wednesday in response to China's "live-fire" drills off the self-ruled island, Taipei's defense ministry said, condemning the exercises as dangerous. China ...

TAIPEI--The U.S. State Department’s Taiwan page last week removed a previous reference to not supporting Taiwan’s independence. Below are some questions and answers about what is meant by the ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

The fear is that they could one day be used to funnel troops and tanks onto the beaches of Taiwan. Until recently, Chinese military planners had two options to support an invading force.

TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, the U.S. has played an important role in maintaining the delicate relationship between Taiwan and China, which considers Taiwan to be a part of its territory and ...