Move comes amid concerns about China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and over self-ruled Taiwan.

Move comes amid concerns about China’s assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and over self-ruled Taiwan.
A battle over chips with China is testing the unity that the US and its allies have shown over Ukraine.
People visit Taipei’s Longshan Temple to ward off any misfortune that might be coming their way in the new year.
At least 16 foreigners continue to be held over alleged unpaid debts and compensation despite completing jail terms.
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office said anti-China elements in foreign countries were ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan issue.
US military support critical for Taiwan to fend off Chinese invasion, but the victory may be ‘pyrrhic’, think tank says.
The latest Chinese drills around Taiwan are the second big military exercises in less than a month.
Washington’s bid for self-sufficiency in semiconductors is complicating relations with its tech-savvy partners in Asia.
Premier Su Tseng-chang says ‘fruit of economic achievements will be shared by all citizens’.
Video of incident shows a Chinese J-11 jet flying dangerously close to a US surveillance plane over the South China Sea.
Taiwan says the sale will boost the island’s capacity for ‘asymmetric warfare’ amid escalating tensions with China.
Taiwan’s president has announced that compulsory military service will increase from four months to one year from 2024.
China sends 71 planes and seven ships towards Taiwan in display of force over US defence support for self-ruled island.
Taiwan accuses Beijing of destroying regional peace and trying to cow its people.