Feb 02 Watch 4:47 U.S. boosts military presence in Philippines to counteract China’s increasing aggression By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn The United States and the Philippines reached an agreement allowing American military forces to operate in four new locations across the nation. The move is aimed at confronting China and its focus on Taiwan, which is only a few hundred… Continue watching
Dec 27 Taiwan extends compulsory military service from 4 months to 1 year By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press It's one of the major steps the self-governed island is taking to address military, diplomatic and trade pressure from China. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 3:25 News Wrap: Japan grapples with massive snowstorm In our news wrap Monday, Japan is grappling with a massive snowstorm that blanketed the country's northern coastal regions, South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years and… Continue watching
Dec 26 China sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan By Associated Press Taiwan says China's military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the self-ruled island. Continue reading
Nov 26 Taiwan’s president resigns as party leader after local election losses By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses on Saturday in which voters chose the opposition Nationalist party in several major races across the self-ruled island. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 5:46 Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister on tensions with China amid threatening military activity By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The people of Taiwan will head to the polls this weekend for local elections. The vote comes as mainland China has ramped up threatening military activity around Taiwan, which it views as a break-away province. Nick Schifrin reports on the… Continue watching
Nov 14 WATCH: Biden meets with China’s Xi to discuss Taiwan, Ukraine and ‘red lines’ By Seung Min Kim, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden has objected to what it says is China's "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions" toward Taiwan. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Iran protests continue; deadly Tehran prison fire put out In our news wrap Sunday, Iran's state media says Saturday's fire at a prison in Tehran has been put out as protests continue across the country, Xi Jinping is poised to remain China's president for a third term, shelling in… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: China tells world leaders ‘external interference’ on Taiwan won’t be tolerated By Ted Anthony, Associated Press China underscored its commitment Saturday to its claim on Taiwan, telling assembled world leaders that anyone who gets in the way of its determination to reunify with the self-governing island would be “crushed by the wheels of history.”… Continue reading
Sep 19 U.S. would defend Taiwan against Chinese invasion, Biden says By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China has criticized President Joe Biden's statement that American forces would defend Taiwan if Beijing tries to invade as a violation of U.S. commitments about the self-ruled island. Continue reading