Taiwan's people should spurn China's events to commemorate the end of World War Two, including a military parade in Beijing, given Chinese "distortion" of history and threats against the island, Taipei's top China-policy maker said on Friday.

Germany’s foreign minister on Sunday criticised what he called the “aggressive behaviour” of China in the Taiwan Strait ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, and stressed the need to strengthen internationally binding rules.

Taiwan’s armed forces were monitoring a satellite launched by China yesterday afternoon, which posed no threat, although it passed through the southwestern section of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ),

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his country will inevitably be drawn “kicking and screaming” in any war over Taiwan due to its proximity and the presence of large numbers of Filipino workers on the self-ruled island,

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that Taiwan did not deserve to be bullied by China and urged the West to build economic and political relations with Taipei in the face of Beijing's campaign against the democratic island.

That balancing act is now being stress-tested. China's military has sent more than 100 warplanes into Taiwan's air defense zone over the past several days, according to Taiwan's defense ministry.

Typhoon Podul has crossed southeastern Taiwan, where schools and government offices were closed to wait out the storm.

Key Points and Summary: Taiwan’s new M1A2T Abrams tanks are a significant upgrade over its ancient M60A3s, but they come with a key difference from their American counterparts: they lack depleted uranium armor and ammunition.