China will continue to take resolute measures to firmly defend national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity, the statement said.

The report, produced each year by the Pentagon, warns Beijing is gearing up for conflict — potentially over Taiwan — within the next two years.

The US defends new arms sales and urges ‘meaningful’ dialogue, but analysts warn the deepening rift risks hollowing out the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit next year.

Chinese President Xi Jinping installed new military leadership for its central and eastern regions amid an unprecedented purge of the top defense echelons.

The Trump administration has approved the largest single package of weapons sales to Taiwan in U.S. history. Many of the systems mirror those the United States has supplied to Ukraine. The move is part of a broader U.

BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China and Taiwan have clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan's government, and said it is impossible to "invade" what is already ...

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov says Russia opposes Taiwan independence in any form and urges Japan to reconsider militarization, affirming support for China.

Beijing has imposed sanctions on 20 U.S. defense-related companies and 10 executives. This move comes a week after Washington announced large-scale arms sales to Taiwan.