Tag: Taiwan

U.S. Warns China Not to Turn Pelosi’s Expected Trip to Taiwan Into a ‘Crisis’

WASHINGTON — The United States warned China on Monday not to respond to an expected trip to Taiwan…

A Pelosi Trip to Taiwan Would Test China’s Appetite for Confrontation

Soon after Beijing’s last big confrontation with Washington over Taiwan, Xi Jinping, then a rising official in a…

Nancy Pelosi Headed to Singapore, Silent on Taiwan

Speaker Nancy Pelosi was expected to appear in Singapore on Monday as part of a closely watched tour…

Biden and Xi Conduct Marathon Call During Time of Rising Tensions

WASHINGTON — President Biden conducted a marathon call with President Xi Jinping of China on Thursday in their…

China’s Domestic Troubles Will Hang Over Biden-Xi Call

“Any member that wants to go should. It shows political deterrence to President Xi,” said Representative Michael McCaul…

U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has grown increasingly anxious this summer about China’s statements and actions regarding Taiwan,…

To Pressure Taiwan, China is Now Targeting its Grouper Exports

FANGLIAO, Taiwan — Lin Chun-lai bought his grouper farm in southern Taiwan about a decade ago with an…

As China Rattles Sabers, Taiwan Asks: Are We Ready for War?

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine has jolted Taiwan into confronting the specter of a sudden…

U.S. Aims to Constrain China by Shaping Environment Around It, Blinken Says

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Thursday that despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China remains…

Biden Veers Off Script on Taiwan. It’s Not the First Time.

By that point, Mr. Biden’s staff knew he had gone further than it would have liked and sprang…

U.S. Presses Taiwan to Buy Weapons More Suited to Win Against China

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is quietly pressing the Taiwanese government to order American-made weapons that would help…

Apple’s Zipped Lips on Chips

U.S. and European officials talk incessantly about making more of the world’s advanced computer chips anywhere other than…