Oct 31 WATCH: Austin and Blinken urge Senate to send aid to Israel and Ukraine By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The nation's top military and diplomatic leaders urged an increasingly divided Congress on Tuesday to send immediate aid to Israel and Ukraine, arguing at a hearing that broad support for the assistance would signal U.S. strength to adversaries worldwide. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: UAW strike enters 4th day as negotiators fail to reach agreement In our news wrap Monday, the auto workers strike enters its fourth day with no agreement in sight, the UN warns of disease outbreaks in the aftermath of Libya’s flooding, Ukraine fired all six of its deputy defense ministers amid… Continue watching
Sep 03 Typhoon Haikui slams into Taiwan, disrupting work, classes and travel By Associated Press Much of southern Taiwan came to a standstill Sunday as Typhoon Haikui churned over towns and farmland. Residents were urged to stay home and flights, rail transport, ferry services, classes and outdoor events were suspended, but there were no reports… Continue reading
Sep 01 Vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee promises ‘resolute reaction’ if Taiwan is attacked By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press A United States congressional delegation visiting Taiwan says Washington would act if the island was attacked, and promised to resolve the $19-billion backlog in its defense purchases from the U.S. Continue reading
Aug 30 U.S. approves military aid to Taiwan under program usually reserved for sovereign nations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The package is modest at only $80 million, but the implications of using the so-called Foreign Military Financing program to provide it will likely infuriate China. Continue reading
Aug 23 U.S. approves new $500 million arms sale to Taiwan as aggression from China intensifies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Although the deal is modest in comparison to previous weapons sales, the move is likely to draw fierce criticism from Beijing, which regards self-governing Taiwan as a renegade province and refuses to rule out the use of force to reunify… Continue reading
Jul 30 China condemns U.S. military aid to Taiwan, asserts its territorial claim on the island By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China accused the U.S. of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores. Continue reading
Jul 28 AP report: U.S. announces $345 million military aid package for Taiwan By Nomaan Merchant, Ellen Knickmeyer, Zeke Miller, Tara Copp, Associated Press The U.S. has announced a new $345 million military aid package for Taiwan. It is the Biden administration's first major package drawing on America's own stockpiles to help Taiwan counter China. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 11:29 Blinken and Xi agree to stabilize relations, but differences remain unresolved By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Secretary of State Antony Blinken finished up a high-stakes visit to Beijing Monday, the first visit by an American top diplomat to China in five years. Relations between the two preeminent global powers are at their lowest point since ties… Continue watching
Jun 11 Honduras opens embassy in China’s capital after breaking off relations with Taiwan By Associated Press Honduras opened an embassy in Beijing on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, months after the Central American nation broke off relations with Taiwan to establish diplomatic ties with China. Continue reading