While the U.S. remains a “very important” strategic partner, the Beijing-claimed island “fully recognizes” the need to ...

Pete Hegseth reaffirmed in a speech in Singapore that the U.S. does not seek conflict with China, but to deter China the U.S.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Indo-Pacific allies that the U.S. is standing with them against increasing military ...

Japan is stepping up efforts to deter China’s military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek ...

Appearing at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a security conference where world leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and ...

China has a stated goal of having its military be able to take Taiwan by force if necessary by 2027, a deadline that is seen ...

China's army “is rehearsing for the real deal,” Hegseth said in a keynote speech at a security conference in Singapore.

China has a stated goal of having its military have the capability to take Taiwan by force if necessary by 2027.

US’ 500 military personnel in Taiwan an ‘open test’ of Beijing ... in Taiwan signals more open and substantial defence support for the island – a pivot from a previously discreet ...

In February, the U.S. State Department removed a statement from its website asserting that the U.S. does not support Taiwan independence. In its place, a line was added that stated the U.S. would ...