Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

Lt. Gen. Sun Li-fang details Taiwan's defense plans against Chinese gray-zone operations and potential naval blockade threats from the PLA.

President Lai Ching-te rejected Beijing’s latest push to get the self-governing island to come under Chinese control under a system of autonomy it uses for Hong Kong and Macau.

China strongly condemned Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s high-profile meeting with Taiwan’s former Vice Premier Lin Hsin-i at the APEC summit in South Korea, accusing Tokyo of violating the “One China” principle and sending the “wrong signal” to pro-independence forces in Taipei.

China has announced a new holiday called the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration, as part of its claims over the self-ruled island.

China has designated Oct. 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan’s Restoration, a new national observance intended to reinforce Beijing’s sovereignty claim over the self-ruled island. The measure was approved Friday in Beijing during a session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress,

China "absolutely will not" rule out using force over Taiwan, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, striking a much tougher tone than a series of articles in state media this week that pledged benign rule if the island comes over to Beijing.