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Two US Navy Warships Transit through Taiwan Strait in First since Pelosi Visit

Two United States warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the American navy said, the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island. In a statement, the US Navy said the transit "demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific." Tensions in…

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Taiwan opposition defends 'brave' China outreach after controversial visit

The head of Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) defended its "brave" outreach to Beijing on Sunday after a senior official visited China on a trip condemned by Taipei's government and which upset even some party members.

Reuters

US warships transit Taiwan Strait in a first since Pelosi’s visit

US warships sail through Taiwan Strait for first time since China launched drills in response to Pelosi’s Taipei visit.

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The Pelosi effect: foreign delegations queue up to visit Taiwan in defiance of China

Since the US speaker’s visit, groups from the US, Japan and Lithuania have arrived in Taipei, vowing they won’t be bullied by Beijing – and more are coming

The Guardian - AU

Why is Taiwan now so important to US politicians?

US House Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan visit led to a crisis between the US and China; now more US officials are visiting.

Al Jazeera

Taiwan: China, Russia Disrupting, Threatening World Order

Taiwan’s leader on Friday said China and Russia are “disrupting and threatening the world order” through Beijing’s recent large-scale military exercises near the island and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. President Tsai Ing-wen was speaking during a meeting in Taipei with US Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who is on the second visit…

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GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn refers to Taiwan as a "country" during meeting with President Tsai

Blackburn said in a statement before her passing remarks on Taiwan, "I will not be bullied by Communist China."

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International: Marsha Blackburn becomes latest US lawmaker to visit Taiwan, defies Beijing

"Regular high-level visits to Taipei are long-standing US policy," Blackburn said, adding that she will not be bullied by China into turning her back on the island. Full story on Dynamite News:

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US Senator Arrives in Taiwan, Defying Angry Beijing

A US senator who sits on the Senate's Commerce and Armed Services Committees arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, the third such visit this month and defying pressure from Beijing for such trips not to take place. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory against the strong objections of the…

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U.S. Senator Blackburn arrives in Taiwan - live TV footage

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan's capital Taipei on Thursday on board a U.S. military aircraft, live television footage from the downtown Songshan airport showed.

Reuters

Indiana governor latest U.S. official to visit Taiwan amid China tensions

The governor of Indiana arrived in Taipei on Sunday, becoming the latest U.S. official to visit Taiwan and defying pressure from China for such trips not to happen.

Reuters

Taiwan: 5 Chinese Aircraft Crossed Taiwan Strait Median Line

Taiwan's defense ministry said 12 Chinese aircraft and five Chinese ships were detected operating around Taiwan on Sunday, including five aircraft that crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, as Beijing continued military activities near the island. China has been carrying out drills near Taiwan, which it claims as Chinese territory…

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Why Taiwan matters to the democratic world

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's headline-generating visit to Taipei has reminded the world how much Taiwan matters to China. But Taiwan also should matter to the democratic world.

Bangkok Post

Taiwan envoy calls on Germany to up visits, military cooperation

Taiwan's de facto ambassador to Berlin praised what he said was the start of a shift by Germany towards a more assertive stance on China, and urged the government to further enhance relations with Taipei.

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As Xi Jinping ordered missiles to be fired over Taiwan, some residents on these tiny Kinmen islands feared a return to the past

The remnants of the last war with China are everywhere on the main island of Kinmen and the smaller "Little Kinmen". And after Beijing sent a military drone over its waters this month, the threat of another looms large.

The Independent UK

Top US commander calls China’s drills over Taiwan the ‘Gorilla in the room’ that must be contested

’If we just allow that to happen, and we don’t contest that, that’ll be the next norm’

Tribune News Service

US Congress forces Joe Biden toward risky faceoff with China over Taiwan

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan trip was only the most high-profile in a series of moves by Congress that are forcing President Joe Biden to test Beijing’s red lines — whether he wants to or not.

The Guardian - UK

China sanctions Taiwan officials and stages new military drills after US lawmakers’ Taipei visit

Beijing carries out ‘combat drills’ and acts against seven individuals for allegedly supporting Taiwan independence

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Los Angeles Times

The Chinese dream of home ownership is crumbling. The economy could go with it

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Last November, hundreds of angry homeowners in Nanchang, the capital of China's Jiangxi province, gathered on the roof of an unfinished apartment building. From their perch, they unfurled red and white banners along the outer walls and chanted demands for completion of the homes they had already…

The Independent UK

China threatens to ‘crush’ Taiwan after new US delegation visit

Taipei insists Beijing ‘can’t dictate how democratic Taiwan makes friends’

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation lands in Taiwan

TAIPEI -- A bipartisan group of five U.S. lawmakers, led by Democratic Sen. Edward Markey, arrived in Taiwan on Sunday, the Taiwan Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on the same day.

Al Jazeera

China conducts military drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

The trip by US lawmakers followed by the US House speaker’s visit has infuriated China, which considers it provocation.

Tribune News Service

US lawmakers visit Taiwan after Pelosi trip infuriates China

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A U.S. congressional delegation led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., landed in Taiwan Sunday for a two-day visit, a trip that risks keeping tensions with China high after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went earlier this month.

Tribune News Service

US lawmakers visit Taiwan after Pelosi trip draws China’s ire

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US Lawmakers Arrive in Taiwan with China Tensions Simmering

A delegation of US lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day trip during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to visit while there are military tensions between the self-ruled island and China. Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has…

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