WASHINGTON - US Navy has declared transit of another one of its warships through the Taiwan Strait, even after a new US-China trade pact and the re-election of Taiwan’s anti-China president, in a move likely to irk Beijing. The passage on Thursday of the USS Shiloh guided-missile cruiser ...

BEIJING - Taiwan’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage on Friday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass watered-down legislation. Lawmakers comfortably passed a bill allowing same-sex couples to form “exclusive permanent ...

BEIJING - China hits out at US, lodges strong representation, Media Report has surfaced. China has lodged stern representations with the United States over Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s proposed visit to Hawaii next week on a tour of diplomatic allies in the Pacific. Chinese Foreign ...

Beijing: China expressed "strong dissatisfaction" over US plans to sell a batch of military parts to the self-governing island of Taiwan, adding to tensions between the global superpowers. The $330 million contract would see the US ship standard spare parts for several aircraft including the F-16 ...

BEIJING - US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on his first ever visit to China on Tuesday, aiming to find room for military cooperation as security tensions between the two superpowers edge higher. With Washington and Beijing locked in an escalating trade war, and the Pentagon ...

In Taiwan, annual military drills were conducted at Taichung city today, amid escalating tensions with China. The drills were presided over by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen. More than four thousand personnel took part in the exercise, that simulated repelling an invading force. APP

*BEIJING:* Chinese aircraft have again flown around self-ruled Taiwan in what China’s air force on Thursday called a “sacred mission”. Taiwan, claimed by Beijing as Chinese territory, is one of China’s most sensitive issues and a potential military flashpoint. China has ramped up military ...

BEIJING:China was scheduled to hold live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait Wednesday, flexing its military muscle after warning Taipei about seeking independence or closer ties with Washington. It is the first such exercise in the waterway since 2016, and it coincides with Taiwanese President Tsai ...

BEIJING:China said on Monday that it opposed the United States selling weapons to Taiwan, after the Trump administration approved the marketing license required for American manufacturers to sell technology to Taiwan that would allow for building submarines. Taiwan’s Central News Agency said ...

WASHINGTON - Two top American senators have urged President Donald Trump to sell F-35 fighter jet to Taiwan so that the small island nation can defend itself from China. Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen is believed to have requested the purchase of the F-35B vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) ...