Beijing has declared Taiwan as an "inalienable" part of China, whereas Taipei has long asserted its independence.

If China attacks Taiwan, Beijing may ask Moscow to open a second front against NATO states, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ...

Taiwan's armed forces have an active-duty strength of just over 150,000, compared with China's standing army of over 2 ...

China said on Sunday it has opened a third extension of the M503 flight route, which is just west of an unofficial dividing line in the Taiwan Strait, with Taipei protesting this was a "unilateral" ...

Lai Ching-te is ramping up his warnings about China’s threat to Taiwan. Critics say he is stoking divisions, and risking ...

The activation of flight path W121 would erode Taiwan’s ability to defend its airspace, a Taiwanese military expert said ...

If Xi rushes into conflict to reassert his power, the fallout could be enormous. A failed invasion would shake China’s ...

A Chinese military magazine, Naval and Merchant Ships, recently zeroed in on one of Taiwan’s biggest vulnerabilities. The ...

Siberia offers a tantalizing prize with fewer immediate risks. Its vast reserves of oil, gas, gold, diamonds, rare earth ...

Taiwan is determined to defend itself and protect its free way of life, the island's defence minister said on Thursday ...

Taiwan has about a fifth as many combat aircraft as China, and most of its fighter jets are dated. This week, Taiwan has held what it called regularly scheduled defensive drills, firing artillery ...

Taiwan's Constitution, enacted in 1947 by its former Chinese Nationalist rulers who fought a civil war with China's Communist forces, still officially recognizes the authorities in Taipei as the ...